Table 1.
Effects of acetic acid or pomegranate vinegar supplementation on the body weight gain, calorie intake, fat weight, and lipid profile in plasma and liver in Sprague Dawley rats fed a high fat diet for 16 weeks
| HF | AL | AH | VL | VH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight gain (g/16 weeks) |
268.6 ± 10.6a |
247.2 ± 10.3ab |
230.5 ± 5.1b |
235.3 ± 12.8b |
259.6 ± 12.3ab |
| Calorie intake (kcal/day) |
107.8 ± 2.2 |
104.1 ± 3.1 |
107.4 ± 1.5 |
104.1 ± 3.1 |
106.2 ± 1.8 |
| WAT mass (g/100 g BW) |
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| Epididymal WAT |
3.4 ± 0.1a |
3.4 ± 0.0ab |
3.3 ± 0.0ab |
3.0 ± 0.1b |
3.2 ± 0.1ab |
| Perirenal WAT |
4.8 ± 0.2a |
4.5 ± 0.1ab |
4.3 ± 0.1b |
4.3 ± 0.1b |
4.4 ± 0.1ab |
| Plasma TG (mg/dL) |
186.6 ± 8.9a |
155.5 ± 10.8b |
152.7 ± 8.1b |
154.6 ± 10.4b |
164.6 ± 10.1b |
| Plasma leptin (ng/mL) |
10.2 ± 0.5 |
10.20 ± 0.9 |
9.9 ± 0.4 |
8.5 ± 0.4 |
9.84 ± 0.6 |
| Hepatic TG (mg/g liver) | 36.7 ± 4.5a | 30.8 ± 3.0ab | 30.0 ± 4.7ab | 23.8 ± 1.9b | 28.4 ± 3.1ab |
Mean ± SEM (n = 10 per group). abMeans not sharing common letters are significantly different between groups at p < 0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range tests. BW, body weight; WAT, white adipose tissue; TG, triglycerides; HF, high fat diet; AL, high fat with HF, high fat diet; AL, HF with low-dose acetic acid; AH, HF with high-dose acetic acid; VL, HF with low-dose PV; VH, HF with high-dose PV.