Fig. 1.

Body weight and tissue mass of high-phosphate diet-fed rats. Body weight changes during dietary intervention (A) and body weight at 4 weeks after 12 h fasting (B). The epidydimal (Epi), mesenteric (Mes), retroperitoneal (Ret), and inguinal (Ing) fat masses (C). Soleus, gastrocnemius (D), liver, and kidney (E) weights. Hepatic triglyceride levels (F). Open circle or column stands for control diet-fed group, closed circle or column for high-phosphate (HP) diet-fed group. Data are presented as mean ± SE. n = 5–6 rats per group. *p<0.05, **p<0.01.