Figure 7.

Mean Health Scores for comparison of overall metabolic health of mice fed alternative diets relative to the American diet in each strain. The four health category scores (Figure 6) were averaged to provide a measure of overall metabolic health for each alternative diet relative to the American diet. A positive score represents improved health and a negative score represents diminished health. (a) Scores were calculated with body composition included and are shown with 95% C.I. or (b) are represented by a heat map. (c) Scores were also calculated without the body composition parameter and are shown with 95% C.I. or (d) are represented by a heat map. A, A/J strain mice; B6, C57BL/6J strain mice; FVB, FVB/NJ strain mice; NOD, NOD/ShiLtJ strain mice.