Fig. 2.

Mean (± SEM) plasma non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), serum triacylglycerol (TAG), and plasma leptin concentrations and incremental areas under the curves (iAUC) for a meal test day (week 10) in two groups who received supplementation containing either sucrose (♦), n=12 or artificial sweeteners (□), n=11 for 10 weeks in addition to their habitual diet. Postprandial responses were tested by repeated measurement analysis. For all curves, the time effect was significant (P<0.001). For NEFA no significant differences were seen. For postprandial TAG and leptin, there were significant group differences (p<0.05 and p<0.001, respectively), but the iAUCs were not different.