Table 2.
Initial weight, food intake, body weight gain, relative weight of adipose tissue, adipocyte area of LDLr-KO mice fed experimental diets for 16 weeks.
| PUFA | PALM | PALM INTER | STEAR | STEAR INTER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial weight (g) | 13.5 ± 2.6 | 13.5 ± 3.2 | 13.7 ± 3.3 | 13.7 ± 2.7 | 14.6 ± 2.7 |
| Food intake (g/d/animal) | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.2 |
| -Weight gain (g) | 16.0 ± 3.1 a,b | 16.1 ± 2.9 a,b | 18.1 ± 4.2 a | 14.1 ± 2.7 b | 14.3 ± 3.0 b |
| Visceral AT (g/100g of body weight) | 3.2 ± 0.8 b | 3.3 ± 0.8 b | 4.0 ± 0.5 a | 2.0 ± 0.6 c | 2.8 ± 0.9 b |
| Adipocyte area (μm2) | 3101 ± 648 b | 2804 ± 703 b | 4356 ± 1190 a | 2821 ± 604 b | 2110 ± 714 b |
| Subcutaneous AT (g/100g of body weight) | 1.7 ± 0.4 b | 1.6 ± 0.5 b | 2.2 ± 0.4 a | 1.1 ± 0.3 c | 1.5 ± 0.5 b |
Data were checked for normality prior to statistical analysis. One-way ANOVA was performed, followed by the post hoc Newman–Keuls Multiple Comparison Test. Statistically significant differences are represented by different letters (p < 0.05), with a > b > c values. Data presented as mean ± SD (n = 18). Legend: AT = white adipose tissue, high-fat diet enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), palmitic acid (PALM), palmitic interesterified fat (PALM INTER), stearic acid (STEAR), and stearic interesterified fat (STEAR INTER).