Table 1.
Ingredients of the normal diet, the high-fat and high-cholesterol diet, and the high-fat and high-cholesterol diet with metformin supplementation.
| Ingredients | NC | HFC | HFC + Met |
| Corn starch | 41.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| Dextrin | 15.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Sucrose | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Cellulose | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Casein | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Soybean oil | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Mineral mix | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Vitamin mix | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Choline | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Cholesterol | - | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Cysteine | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| TBHQ | 0.25 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 |
| Metformin | - | - | 0.05 |
| Energy (%) | NC | HFC | HFC + Met |
| Carbohydrate | 70 | 43 | 43 |
| Fat | 10 | 40 | 40 |
| Protein | 20 | 17 | 17 |