Table 1. Rodent study: Specifications of the animals and their diets.

						Energy content of the diet (% total kJ)
Study	Species	Strain	Gender	Age at sacrifice	Intervention period	Macro-nutrients	CON	HF/CAF
Rat studies
HF 45%	Rats	Wistar	M	18 weeks	14 weeks	Total CHO	70	36
						Total fat	10	45 (mainly lard)
						Total protein	20	19
HF 60%	Rats	Sprague-Dawley	M	12 weeks	8 weeks	Total CHO	70	20
						Total fat	10	60 (mainly lard)
						Total protein	20	20
CAF	Rats	Wistar	M	18 weeks	12 weeks	Total CHO	63	69 (mainly sugar)
						Total fat	12	16
						Total protein	25	15
Mouse study
HF 70%	Mice	C57BL/6J	F	15 weeks	6 weeks	Total CHO	Standard chow	<1
						Total fat		72 (lard + corn oil)
						Total protein		28

Abbreviations: M: male, F: female, CHO: carbohydrates, CON: control group, HF: high-fat group, CAF: cafeteria group.