Table 1.

Body weights, organ weights and fat deposits in control and HFD mice. The data are presented as mean ± SEM. Asterisks indicate significant differences in HFD vs. control; *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01; n = 6.

Parameter	Control mice	HFD mice
Body weight, g	28.5 ± 1.1	51.6 ± 1.0**
Body length, cm	9.8 ± 0.2	10.3 ± 0.2**
Heart weight, mg	151.2 ± 6.7	176.5 ± 6.4**
Kidney weight, mg	323.2 ± 15.1	355.2 ± 21.0*
Liver weight, g	1.2 ± 0.1	2.2 ± 0.2**
Epydidymal fat, g	0.52 ± 0.10	2.16 ± 0.39**
Visceral fat, g	0.70 ± 0.08	2.52 ± 0.38**
Total fat, g	1.21 ± 0.17	4.68 ± 0.72**