Table 2.
Overview of changes in body weight and food consumption in NMRI mice fed a normal diet (ND; 3.3% fat) or fat rich diet (FD; 18% fat) for one week (values are expressed as mean +/−SD)
|
diet |
sex (n) |
mean BW (g) |
changes in BW (g) |
FC (g) |
FC (kJ) |
FC (g)/mBW |
FC (kJ)/mBW |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| day 1 | day 8 | |||||||
| FD 18% fat |
male (6) |
32.02 |
34.27 |
+ 2.25 |
35.47 |
610.03 |
1.07 |
18.40 |
| |
|
+/− 2.47 |
+/− 2.24 |
+/− 0.62 |
+/− 2.71 |
+/− 46.63 |
|
|
| FD 18% fat |
female (6) |
25.62 |
25.22 |
- 0.40 |
28.28 |
486.47 |
1.11 |
19.14 |
| |
|
+/− 1.51 |
+/− 1.54 |
+/− 1.98 |
+/− 3.54 |
+/− 60.96 |
|
|
| ND 3.3% fat |
male (6) |
32.92 |
33.87 |
+ 0.95 |
48.07 |
615.25 |
1.44 |
18.42 |
| |
|
+/− 1.30 |
+/− 1.47 |
+/− 0.79 |
+/− 6.20 |
+/− 79.40 |
|
|
| ND 3.3% fat |
female (6) |
25.58 |
27.38 |
+ 1.80 |
41.98 |
537.39 |
1.59 |
20.29 |
| +/− 1.46 | +/− 2.41 | +/− 1.24 | +/− 6.52 | +/− 83.46 | ||||
Changes in body weight (BW), food consumption (FC) and food consumption expressed as kilo Joule (FC (kJ)) in NMRI mice fed a normal diet (ND; 3.3% fat) or fat rich diet (FD; 18% fat) for one week; average food intake per gram body weight was calculated as FC(g)/mean body weight (mBW); average calorie intake per gram body weight was calculated as FC(kJ)/mBW.