Body weight (A–B) and body fat (C–D) of male and female rats before and after 24 h feeding or fasting, and VMH Bdnf expression of male and female rats after 24 h feeding or fasting (E) (Exp 1).
*: Different between time points (before and after) within the same dietary treatment.
†: Different between dietary groups (feeding and fasting) within the same sex.
‡: Different between sexes (male and female) within the same dietary treatment.