Table 1. The α-diversity of fecal microbiota in mice at week 12 (n=4 per group).

Group	ND	HFD	HFHCD
Observed_species	692.43 ± 31.43	570.65 ± 27.94a	430.50 ± 11.17ab
Chao1	994.80 ± 59.34	938.60 ± 49.68	715.00 ± 42.82ab
Shannon	6.91 ± 0.15	6.47 ± 0.17a	4.87 ± 0.27ab
PD_whole_tree	30.24 ± 1.10	24.72 ± 0.82a	21.24 ± 0.34ab

^aP<0.05 compared with the ND group. ^bP<0.05 compared with the HFD group. ND, normal diet; HFD, high-fat diet; HFHCD, high-fat and high-cholesterol diet.