Table 1. Effects of dietary fiber on average food and energy intake, weight gain, organ index in C57BL/6J mice fed a high fat/cholesterol diet for 24 weeks.
RC | HFC | OatWell | Wheat | |
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Food intake (g/day) | 3.14 ± 0.23 | 2.57 ± 0.22a | 2.55 ± 0.30a | 2.80 ± 0.34a,b |
Energy (kcal/day) | 12.26 ± 0.89 | 12.25 ± 1.08 | 12.09 ± 1.44 | 13.29 ± 1.63a,b,c |
Weight gain (g) | 10.21 ± 1.46 | 17.55 ± 2.60a | 13.63 ± 2.01a,b | 14.73 ± 1.84a,b |
Relative liver weight (mg/g body weight) | 39.06 ± 2.58 | 38.05 ± 1.65 | 38.14 ± 3.67 | 38.49 ± 3.67 |
Relative fat weight (mg/g body weight) | 18.94 ± 7.63 | 60.23 ± 12.60a | 39.22 ± 14.57a,b | 48.20 ± 19.40a,b |
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 12).
ap < 0.05, vs mice fed with RC diet.
bp < 0.05, vs mice fed with HFC diet.
cp < 0.05, vs mice fed with OatWell diet.