Fig. 1.

Effectiveness of BTS for obesity and adiposity. a BTS dose-dependently attenuated weight gain in GTG + HF mice. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05 vs GTG + HF, n = 6. SC standard chow fed mice, GTG + HF GTG treated and HF fed mice, 2 %BTS 2 %BTS + GTG + HF fed mice, 5 %BTS 5 %BTS + GTG + HF fed mice. b Anthropometry and evaluation of subcutaneous fat and visceral fat volumes by abdominal CT i representative photomicrographs of abdominal CT scan of SC, GTG + HF, 2 %BTS and 5 %BTS mice shown at 12 weeks. Yellow subcutaneous fat, purple visceral fat, blue lean tissue. ii Time course of increase of volume of subcutaneous and visceral fat. Neither subcutaneous fat nor visceral fat was significantly attenuated by treatment with BTS; 2 %BTS, 5 %BTS vs GTG + HF, p = ns, n = 6