Figure 1.

Low-fiber diet exacerbated severity of STZ-induced diabetes. (A) C57BL/6 male mice (n = 5) at age of 7 weeks were fed with GBC or CDD for 1 week, after which some mice were injected with low dose of STZ for 5 constitutive days as schematized. (B) Mice were monitored for blood glucose until 5 weeks after STZ treatment. (C) Change in body mass at 8 weeks after treatment relative to initial weight; (D) epididymal fat mass; (E and F) food and water consumption; (G) pancreas weight.