. 2015 Oct 24;22:96. doi: 10.1186/s12929-015-0211-6

Table 1.

Animal groups, food composition and food intake

Rat groups	Normal pellet (%)	Cholesterol/cholic acid (%)	Palm oil (%)	Starch (%)	Others	Food intake
Rat groups	Normal pellet (%)	Cholesterol/cholic acid (%)	Palm oil (%)	Starch (%)	Others	g/kg/day	Kcal/kg/day
Normal	100					64.34 ± 10.96	215.54 ± 33.5^a
Untreated control	65	5	20	10		48 ± 8.36	215.04 ± 37.45^a
(HFD)	65	5	20	10		48 ± 8.36	215.04 ± 37.45^a
HFD + SIM	65	5	20	10	Simvastatin (10 mg/kg/day)	48.14 ± 8.17	215.67 ± 36.60^a
HFD + SAL	65	5	20	10	50 mg/kg/day sialic acid	48.25 ± 8.32	216.16 ± 37.27^a
HFD + SAH	65	5	20	10	400 mg/kg/day sialic acid	48.11 ± 8.12	215.53 ± 36.38^a

Data represent mean ± SD (n = 6). Different alphabets in each column indicate significant difference (p < 0.05) using Tukey’s multiple comparison test. HFD: high fat diet; HFD + SAL: HFD+ 50 mg sialic acid/kg/day; HFD + SAH: HFD + 400 mg sialic acid/kg/day