Table 1.

General parameters evaluated in C57BL/6 J male mice fed with MCD diet or WD diet for 8 or 16 weeks.

	Control	MCD	Control	WD
Initial body weight (g)	21.70 ± 2.05	22.11 ± 2.28	22.04 ± 2.07	21.58 ± 2.45
Final body weight (g)	26.36 ± 1.76	15.06 ± 1.23*	26.24 ± 1.84	36.51 ± 2.97*
Liver weight (g)	0.93 ± 0.22	0.50 ± 0.14*	1.03 ± 0.17	1.38 ± 0.20*
Subcutaneous fat weight (g)	0.65 ± 0.13	0.13 ± 0.05*	0.65 ± 0.15	3.14 ± 0.47*
Epididymal fat weight (g)	0.54 ± 0.12	0.18 ± 0.06*	0.57 ± 0.12	2.97 ± 0.37*
Food intake (g/day/mouse)	2.80 ± 0.38	2.44 ± 0.13	2.88 ± 0.14	2.96 ± 0.15

All values are mean ± SD, n = 8. Statistical analysis of the data for multiple comparisons was performed by ANOVA.

^*P < 0.05 versus the control group.