Table 1.
Body weight (BW), food intake, relative food intake, microencapsulated probiotic, and quercetin intake in the four experimental dietary groups measured at different timepoints.
| Variable | C1 | C2 | E1 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food intake (g/day) | ||||
| week 1 | 3.13 ± 0.28 | 3.02 ± 0.28 | 3.05 ± 0.48 | 2.87 ± 0.35 |
| week 4 | 2.97 ± 0.31 | 2.65 ± 0.24 | 3.11 ± 0.42 | 3.07 ±0.35 |
| week 8 | 3.33 ± 0.28 | 3.07 ± 0.38 | 3.09 ± 0.48 | 3.03 ± 0.31 |
| week 10 | 3.26 ± 0.31 | 2.60 ± 0.35 | 2.90 ± 0.35 | 2.75 ± 0.35 |
| Relative food intake (g/g BW/day)) | ||||
| week 1 | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 |
| week 4 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 |
| week 8 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 |
| week 10 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.03 |
| Microencapsulated probiotic intake (104 CFU/g BW/day) | ||||
| week 1 | — | — | 2.59 | 2.43 |
| week 4 | — | — | 2.38 | 2.37 |
| week 8 | — | — | 2.26 | 2.23 |
| week 10 | — | — | 2.15 | 2.09 |
| Quercetin intake (mg/g BW/day) | ||||
| week 1 | — | — | — | 0.018 ± 0.003 |
| week 4 | — | — | — | 0.018 ± 0.003 |
| week 8 | — | — | — | 0.017 ± 0.010 |
| week 10 | — | — | — | 0.016 ± 0.003 |
Values are mean ± SD, n = 12 mice per group. C1 wild-type mice fed a standard diet, C2 ApcMin/+ fed a standard diet, E1 ApcMin/+ fed a standard diet supplemented with microencapsulated Bf and Lg, E2 ApcMin/+ fed a standard diet supplemented with microencapsulated Bf, Lg and quercetin. “—“: Experimental groups not supplemented with probiotics or quercetin.