Body weight gain (A), food intake (B), and the Lee adiposity index (C) in CMHL (◆ and ■) vs. sham-operated rats (◇ and □). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ‡p < 0.001 vs. sham-treated controls. Correlation between the Lee adiposity index and % body fat assessed by magnetic resonance in body composition analysis at wk 7 (r2 = 0.904, p < 0.0001, D).