Table 1.
Composition of mouse diets*
| Diet… | CD | HFD | Standard diet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| w/w % | Energy (kcal/100 g diet) | Energy (kJ/100 g diet) | w/w % | Energy (kcal/100 g diet) | Energy (kJ/100 g diet) | w/w % | Energy (kcal/100 g diet) | Energy (kJ/100 g diet) | |
| Lipids | 4·2 | 37·8 | 158·2 | 34·0 | 306·0 | 1281·1 | 5·1 | 45·9 | 192·0 |
| Starch | 46·8 | 187·2 | 783·2 | 2·2 | 8·8 | 36·8 | 34·0 | 136·0 | 569·0 |
| Oligosaccharides | 10·8 | 43·2 | 180·7 | 22·4 | 89·6 | 375·1 | 17·7 | 70·8 | 296·2 |
| Proteins | 20·8 | 83·2 | 348·1 | 24·1 | 96·4 | 403·3 | 21·4 | 85·6 | 358·2 |
| Fibres | 5·0 | 6·0 | 4·0 | ||||||
| Ash | 5·6 | 6·1 | 5·7 | ||||||
| Water | 6·8 | 5·2 | 12·1 | ||||||
| Total | 351·4 | 1470·2 | 500·8 | 2095·3 | 338·3 | 1415·4 | |||
CD, control diet; HFD, high-fat diet.
* The CD and HFD were used for the diet-induced obesity study whereas the standard diet was administered to the ob/ob mice and age-matched lean mice. Nutrient diet compositions are expressed as percentage weight and energy content.