Table 3.

Changes in body weight, food intake and plasma leptin concentration in DIO mice.

	Control		DIO
	n-3 deficient	Soy oil	n-3 deficient	Soy oil	Soy/fish oil	Fish oil
Body weight (g)	27.69 ± 1.38	27.28 ± 1.14	34.73 ± 2.75 *	32.06 ± 2.16 * ‡	32.86 ± 1.96 * ‡	32.15 ± 1.89 * ‡
Leptin (μg/L)	1.39 ± 0.98	1.54 ± 1.13	8.55 ± 2.39 *	5.95 ± 3.34 *	6.79 ± 3.28 *	4.39 ± 2.09 * ‡
Energy intake (kcal/d/mouse) ¶	23.15 ± 2.59	22.99 ± 1.48	35.17 ± 3.89 *	31.37 ± 2.62 * ‡	32.11 ± 3.17 * ‡	29.54 ± 2.77 * ‡

3-4 week old C57BL/6J male mice were fed four DIO diets with different fat types and the control diet for 3 months. ^¶ Food intake was recorded at 6 weeks. Values are means ± SD, n = 15 in each group. * compared to the control diets, P < 0.05; ^‡ compared to the n-3 deficient DIO diet, P < 0.05.