Table 3.

Effect of supplementation of a hydrogenated trans fat and a corn-oil based low trans structured fat on food intake, weight gain, food efficiency ratio (FER) and organ weights in apo E^-/- mice.

Group	CS	LC
Food Intake (g/day)	4.32 ± 0.09	4.35 ± 0.11
Weight gain (g/day)	0.12 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01**
FER	0.03 ± 0.00	0.03 ± 0.00*
Organ Weights (g/100 g B.W.)
Liver	6.78 ± 0.29	5.21 ± 0.08***
Heart	0.46 ± 0.01	0.37 ± 0.02**

Data are mean ± S.E. (n = 10).

Values are significantly different from the CS group according to Student's t test: *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001.

FER : Food efficiency ratio = body weight gain/food intake; B.W., Body Weight

CS, commercial shortening; LC, low trans structured fat from corn oil