Table 1.
Compositions of normal diet (ND) and high-fat diet (HFD) administered to rats over 12 weeks.
| Content | Normal Diet (ND) | High-Fat Diet (HFD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g/kg | % | g/kg | % | |
| Crude protein | 192.11 | 19.2 | 144.08 | 14.4 |
| Crude fat | 40.80 | 4.1 | 280.60 | 28.0 |
| Crude fiber | 60.74 | 6.1 | 45.56 | 4.6 |
| Crude ash | 58.55 | 5.9 | 43.91 | 4.4 |
| Moisture | 113.43 | 11.3 | 85.07 | 8.5 |
| Nitrogen-free extractives | 534.37 | 53.4 | 400.78 | 40.1 |
| Total | 1000.00 | 100.0 | 1000.00 | 100.0 |
| kcal/kg | % | kcal/kg | % | |
| Fat | 367 | 11.0 | 2525 | 54.0 |
| Protein | 768 | 24.0 | 576 | 12.3 |
| Carbohydrates | 2091 | 65.0 | 1575 | 33.7 |
| Total | 3226 | 100.0 | 4676 | 100.0 |
Treatments included (n = 6) (i) ND, (ii) HFD, (iii) HFD-statin (lovastatin 2 mg/kg/day), (iv) HFD-L. fermentum DR9 (10 log CFU/day), (v) HFD-L. plantarum DR7 (10 log CFU/day), (vi) HFD-L. reuteri 8513d (10 log CFU/day).