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. 2012 Aug 22;9:77. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-9-77

Table 1.

Effects of resveratrol, leucine and HMB on body weight, weight gain, adiposity and fat oxidation in diet-induced obese mice1

  Control Low Resveratrol1 High Resveratrol2 Low HMB3 Low Resv/ Low HMB Low Resv/ High HMB4 Low Resv/Leucine5 P -value
Weight (g)
40.5 ± 0.5a
40.8 ± 2.5a
38.7 ± 1.2a
40.3 ± 2.1a
36.2 ± 3.2b
34.4 ± 1.1b
38.3 ± 2.3b
p < 0.05
Weight gain (g)
22.4 ± 1.1a
20.9 ± 1.5a
22.3 ± 2.4a
22.5 ± 1.2a
18.2 ± 1.2b
19.2 ± 1.0b
19.2 ± 1.6b
p < 0.01
Visceral Adipose Volume (mm3)
6556 ± 143a
6551 ± 575a
6031 ± 323a
6184 ± 460a
5302 ± 324b
4879 ± 243b
4259 ± 321b
p < 0.01
PET palmitate uptake (Muscle SUV)
1.34 ± 0.15a
1.51 ± 0.44a
2.29 ± 0.11b
1.90 ± 0.29b
2.09 ± 0.30b
1.97 ± 0.28b
1.76 ± 0.09a,b
p < 0.05
Respiratory Exchange Ratio (24 hr RER)
0.850 ± 0.008a
0.847 ± 0.008a
0.825 ± 0.007b
0.844 ± 0.012a
0.815 ± 007b
0.818 ± 0.09b
0.811 ± 0.010b
p < 0.01
Respiratory Exchange Ratio (Light Cycle)
0.822 ± 0.013a
0.818 ± 0.010a
0.803 ± 0.009b
0.826 ± 0.011a
0.800 ± 0.010b
0.811 ± 0.009ab
0.799 ± 0.011b
p < 0.05
Respiratory Exchange Ratio (Dark Cycle)
0.877 ± 0.016a
0.876 ± 0.013a
0.847 ± 0.011b
0.862 ± 0.009a
0.830 ± 0.012b
0.825 ± 0.014b
0.824 ± 0.016b
p < 0.02
Heat Production (kcal/h)
0.521 ± 0.015a
0.517 ± 0.014a
0.552 ± 0.015b
0.526 ± 0.011a
0.544 ± 0.010b
0.547 ± 0.009b
0.550 ± 0.012b
p < 0.05
Heat Production (kcal/h/kg weight)
12.86 ± 0.40 a
12.67 ± 0.32 a
14.26 ± 0.38 b
13.05 ± 0.27 a
15.03 ± 0.28 b
15.90 ± 0.23 b
14.36 ± 0.33 b
P < 0.03
24 h Food intake (day 0 of treatment) (g)
3.291 ± 0.362
2.931 ± 0.285
3.064 ± 0.406
3.524 ± 0.241
2.810 ± 0.167
3.070 ± 0.319
3.174 ± 0.345
NS
24 h Food intake (end of 6-weeks) (g) 3.872 ± 0.346 4.065 ± 0.263 3.598 ± 0.230 3.651 ± 0.331 3.720 ± 0.257 3.794 ± 0.220 3.504 ± 0.280 NS

Mice were fed a high fat-diet with indicated treatments for 6 weeks. Visceral fat volume and muscle palmitate uptake was determined via PET/CT. RER and heat production was calculated from 24 h oxygen consumption measurements in metabolic chambers. Data are presented as means ± SE (n = 5 to 10). Non-matching letter superscripts in each row denote significant differences at the indicated p-value.

1Low resveratrol: 12.5 mg resveratrol/kg diet.

2High resveratrol: 225 mg resveratrol/kg diet.

3Low HMB: 2 g hyroxymethylbutyrate (calcium salt).

4High HMB: 10 g hyroxymethylbutyrate (calcium salt).

5Leucine: 24 g leucine/kg diet.