Table 1.

Body weight gain, liver weight, and food intake from mice fed experimental diets

Groups	Control	HFD	HFD+W
Final body weight (g)	26.99 ± 0.64^b	30.78 ± 0.36^a	30.75 ± 1.16^a
Body weight gain (g/6 weeks)	3.68 ± 0.17^b	8.22 ± 0.49^a	7.28 ± 1.21^a
Visceral fat-pad weight (mg/g body weight)	12.0 ± 1.47^b	69.2 ± 1.53^a	61.7 ± 2.79^a
Liver index (mg/g body weight)^#	3.32 ± 0.262	3.68 ± 0.058	3.34 ± 0.115
Food intake (g/day)	3.55 ± 0.10^a	2.60 ± 0.05^b	2.89 ± 0.13^b
Caloric intake (kcal/day)	10.65 ± 0.3^a	12.22 ± 0.24^b	13.29 ± 0.6^b
Food efficiency ratio^*	0.024 ± 0.002^b	0.075 ± 0.005^a	0.059 ± 0.004^a

Each value represents the mean ± SEM; Means in the same row not sharing a common superscript are significantly different at P<.05.

liver index = liver weight/body weight

food efficiency ratio = Body weight gain for experimental period (g)/Food intake for experimental period (g)