Table 2.

Body weight, composition, and daily food consumption data of LDLRKO mice fed various diets

Diet	n	Initial BW (g)	BW after WD (g)	Final BW, age 31 wk (g)	Final fat mass (% BW)	Final lean mass (%BW)	Food consumption (g/mouse/d)
Chow	9	17.5 ± 0.8	25.0 ± 2.5	27.1 ± 2.4	22.6 ± 1.5	77.4 ± 1.5	2.5 ± 0.3
HDCA	14	18.1 ± 1.1	25.2 ± 2.5	24.2 ± 1.5**	19.1 ± 0.8*	80.9 ± 0.8*	2.3 ± 0.3

Values are means ± sd of each group. Initial body weight (BW) was measured at 8 wk of age. BW after Western diet (WD) was measured at 16 wk of age after the mice were placed on a WD for 8 wk. Final BW and composition (fat mass and lean mass percentages) were measured at euthanasia, at 31 wk of age, after the mice received 8 wk of WD, followed by 15 wk feeding of chow diet or chow diet + 1.25% HDCA (HDCA). Average food consumption data were obtained from wk 2 to 14 during the period of chow diet or HDCA diet feeding.

^*P = 0.05,

^**P = 0.01 vs. chow.