Table 1. Average body weight, weight change and body fat of normal and obese male C57BL/6 mice following 10 wk feeding period.

Parameter	Normal	Obese	P value
Initial weight (g)	16.51±0.51	17.26±0.37	NS
Final weight (g)	29.46±0.82	36.41±1.48	<0.01
Weight gain (g)	12.82±0.82	19.93±1.51	<0.01
Peritoneal fat (g)	1.00±0.16	2.58±0.16	<0.001
Proportion fat (% BW)	2.83±0.36	6.01±0.24	<0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. n = 10 male mice per diet; g = gram; BW = body weight; NS = not significant.