Daily body weight (A–B), body fat on Day 1 and Day 28 (C–D), daily caloric intake (E–F), weekly caloric intake (G–H) of male and female rats during 4-week LFD, HFD, or HFD-PF feeding, and VMH Bdnf expression of male and female rats after 4-week LFD, HFD, or HFD-PF feeding (I) (Exp 3). Figs 3A–B, E–F: only significant differences among dietary groups were noted. Figs 3G–H: weeks 1–3 included 7 days and week 4 included 6 days.
*: Different compared with day 1 within the same dietary treatment.
†: Different among dietary groups (LFD, HFD, and HFD-PF) within the same sex.
‡: Different between sexes (male and female) within the same dietary treatment.