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. 2021 Mar 16;69(12):3617–3625. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06279

Table 2. Body Weight, Body Composition, and Plasma Parametersa.

  HFD LFD MIX XOS
body weight start (g) 20.8 ± 1.5 21.3 ± 1.6 21.4 ± 2.2 21.5 ± 1.9
body weight end (g) 40.9 ± 4.2 28.3 ± 2.1d 40.5 ± 5.3 39.45 ± 4.1
body weight gain (g) 20.2 ± 4.3 7.0 ± 2.5d 19.1 ± 4.4 18.0 ± 2.6
feed efficiency ratio (g weight gain/kcal) 0.024 ± 0.006 0.011 ± 0.007d 0.024 ± 0.007 0.022 ± 0.007
feed intake (g/mouse/day) 2.60 ± 0.11 2.74 ± 0.14 2.48 ± 0.13 2.52 ± 0.17
feed intake (kcal/mouse/day) 13.6 ± 0.61 10.1 ± 0.53d 12.7 ± 0.66a 12.8 ± 0.85
body fat (%) 36.8 ± 4.8 14.1 ± 2.6d 37.1 ± 2.9 33.4 ± 6.8
epididymal fat (g) 1.61 ± 0.34 0.31 ± 0.09d 1.79 ± 0.33 1.65 ± 0.50
cecum total (g) 0.25 ± 0.04 0.32 ± 0.05a 0.34 ± 0.06c 0.34 ± 0.08c
cecum content (g) 0.17 ± 0.04 0.23 ± 0.04a 0.23 ± 0.05a 0.23 ± 0.06a
cecum tissue (g) 0.08 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.01d 0.11 ± 0.02d
blood glucose (mM) 11.1 ± 1.5 7.6 ± 1.4d 12.2 ± 2.1 10.3 ± 1.4
insulin (μg/L) 6.6 ± 5.2 0.76 ± 0.29c 6.5 ± 3.9 6.4 ± 3.6
LBP (μg/mL) 3.4 ± 0.58 4.1 ± 1.6 3.6 ± 0.27 4.3 ± 1.8
SAA (μg/mL) 19.2 ± 5.8 23.4 ± 12.6 22.3 ± 12.2 24.6 ± 28.6
a

Mean ± SD. ap < 0.05, bp < 0.01, cp < 0.001, dp < 0.0001 compared to HFD.