Table 1.

Animal characteristics

	CON (n = 20)	HFP (n = 20)	HFL (n = 20)
Bodyweight before diet (g)	350 ± 2	348 ± 3	347 ± 3
Body weight after diet (g)	434 ± 3	513 ± 6 ***	522 ± 4 ***
Body weight gain (g)	84 ± 3	165 ± 6 ***	175 ± 4 ***
Energy intake (kJ/week)	2181 ± 15	2601 ± 45 ***	2613 ± 23 ***
Liver weight (g)	11.9 ± 0.2	12.9 ± 0.2 **	12.8 ± 0.2 *
Plasma NEFA (mM)	0.53 ± 0.02	0.53 ± 0.03	0.59 ± 0.03

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. CON, normal chow control diet; HFP, high-fat palm oil diet; HFL, high-fat lard diet; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acid measured after 10 weeks of diet (n = 9 per diet group). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. CON