Table 2.
Organ and tissue weights of male rats fed a cafeteria diet for one month compared with controls fed a standard rat chow diet.
| Tissue/organ | Control (g) (n = 6) |
Cafeteria diet-fed (g) (n = 6) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal muscle | 143 ± 4 | 164 ± 5 | 0.007 |
| Skin | 54.8 ± 1.14 | 55.5 ± 3.84 | NS |
| Liver | 9.86 ± 0.48 | 11.23 ± 0.38 | NS |
| Small intestine | 2.98 ± 0.22 | 2.90 ± 0.18 | NS |
| Kidneys | 2.14 ± 0.08 | 2.27 ± 0.06 | NS |
| Brain | 1.940 ± 0.073 | 1.884 ± 0.027 | NS |
| Large intestine | 1.46 ± 0.05 | 1.31 ± 0.06 | NS |
| Lungs | 1.418 ± 0.164 | 1.308 ± 0.041 | NS |
| Stomach | 1.265 ± 0.039 | 1.438 ± 0.054 | 0.023 |
| Heart | 0.936 ± 0.048 | 1.075 ± 0.024 | 0.027 |
| Interscapular BAT | 0.413 ± 0.042 | 0.442 ± 0.041 | NS |
| Subcutaneous WAT | 5.96 ± 0.69 | 9.11 ± 1.11 | 0.015 |
| Mesenteric WAT | 3.61 ± 0.52 | 3.86 ± 0.09 | NS |
| Retroperitoneal WAT | 2.58 ± 0.36 | 4.66 ± 0.36 | 0.002 |
| Epididymal WAT | 1.53 ± 0.26 | 4.43 ± 0.38 | <0.001 |
| Pericardial WAT | 0.252 ± 0.047 | 0.311 ± 0.041 | NS |
| Sum of five WAT sites | 13.93 ± 1.89 | 22.23 ± 1.78 | 0.007 |
The values are the mean ± SEM for 6 different animals. BAT: brown adipose tissue; WAT: white adipose tissue. Statistical significance of the differences between groups; P was calculated with Student's t test.