Figure 1.

(A) Mean body weight (±SEM, g) of nulliparous (NULL) rats fed either a standard chow or HF diet for 13–14 days. *Significantly different from the standard chow group. ^aSignificantly different from the day 0 of the diet (p < .05); (B) Mean body weight (±SEM, g) of reproductive experience (RE) rats fed either a standard chow or HF diet on gestation day 1 (day 0 of the diet s), lactation day 1 (day 23 of the diet) and day of euthanasia (day 32 of the diet). There was a significant main effect of time (see text).