Skip to main content
. 2012 Dec 5;7(12):e50671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050671

Table 1. Dietary composition of macronutrients and energy values in standard laboratory chow diet and high fat diet used in this study.

Chow Diet High Fat Diet
Percentage in weight (gm)
Carbohydrate 70.0 49.5
Protein 18.0 26.5
Lipid 10.0 22.5
Percentage in energy (kcal)
Carbohydrate 62.9 35.0
Protein 16.5 20.0
Lipid 20.6 45.0
Fat breakdown (Mole % FA)
Saturated FA’s 24.8 41.5
Monounsaturated FA’s 38.0 37.9
Polyunsaturated FA’s 37.2 20.6

Abbreviations: FA: fatty acids.