Fig 7. Effect of a 24 week high-sucrose diet on hormonal traits involved in metabolism and stress.

Plasma leptin (A) and resistin (B) levels in the high-sucrose diet group were significantly elevated compared with the controls (n = 26 control group/high-sucrose diet group n = 38). Plasma corticosterone levels (C) did not show statistical difference between groups (n = 20 control group/high-sucrose diet group n = 18). Bars represent means ± SEM. Unpaired, two-tailed Student t-test was conducted. *p≤0.05.