Table 3.

The effect of HFHS feeding on glucose utilization by skeletal muscle and adipose tissue of pregnant mice and by the feto‐placental tissues at day 19

p2DG content (nmol mg–1)
	Control	HFHS
Skeletal muscle	2.03 ± 0.53	0.51 ± 0.49*
White adipose tissue	1.33 ± 0.83	0.97 ± 0.43
Placenta	5.38 ± 1.16	3.81 ± 0.98
Fetus	1.76 ± 0.31	0.73 ± 0.17*

Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM for control (n = 6) and HFHS (n = 5–6). ^*Significant difference from control diet (P < 0.05, unpaired t test).