Table 2.
Body weights and liver–visceral fat weight changes in rats fed a HFD supplemented with biotin and chromium complexes
| Item | Treatments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | HFD | HFD + B | HFD + B + CrPic | HFD + B + CrHis | HFD + B + CrPic + CrHis | |
| Initial BW, g | 256.00 ± 5.03 | 256.29 ± 4.95 | 256.43 ± 7.56 | 256.86 + 6.45 | 256.29 ± 7.03 | 256.14 ± 8.09 |
| Final BW, g | 278.57 ± 1.65d | 332.57 ± 2.35a | 320.14 ± 1.40b | 316.57 ± 1.19bc | 310.29 ± 1.54c | 314.57 ± 2.51bc |
| Feed intake, g/d | 22.29 ± 0.59a | 17.14 ± 0.59b | 17.43 ± 0.75b | 17.00 ± 0.62b | 17.14 ± 0.70b | 16.86 ± 0.51b |
| FER (g/100 g diet) | 1.19 ± 0.16c | 5.30 ± 0.06a | 4.30 ± 0.28ab | 4.14 ± 0.26b | 3.99 ± 0.29b | 3.76 ± 0.30b |
| Visceral fat, g | 8.80 ± 0.18e | 28.74 ± 0.38a | 17.14 ± 0.38b | 15.38 ± 0.23dc | 15.16 ± 0.25d | 16.59 ± 0.30bc |
| Liver weights, g | 9.79 ± 0.29c | 18.17 ± 0.28a | 16.75 ± 0.44ab | 16.31 ± 0.56ab | 15.49 ± 0.62b | 15.84 ± 0.66b |
The data are presented as means and standard error. Means in the same line without a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05).
B: biotin; CrPic: chromium picolinate; CrHis: chromium histidinate; FER: feed efficiency ratio = [(Total Body weight gain × 100)/total feed intake]; HFD: high‐fat diet.