Table 5.
GROUP | BODY ORGAN RELATIVE WEIGHTS (%) |
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L. Kidney | R. Kidney | S. Intestine | L. Intestine | Stomach | Liver | |
ND | 0.72 ± 0.10a | 0.75 ± 0.08a | 1.32 ± 0.33a | 0.53 ± 0.14a | 0.55 ± 0.07a | 4.08a ± 0.43a |
HFD | 0.75 ± 0.11a | 0.83 ± 0.15a | 1.40 ± 0.39a | 0.56 ± 0.21a | 0.49 ± 0.10a | 4.76b ± 0.32b |
HFD-CCP | 0.71 ± 0.10a | 0.74 ± 0.11a | 1.40 ± 0.44a | 0.69 ± 0.15a | 0.45 ± 0.14a | 4.28 ± 0.42b |
HFD-SPP | 0.76 ± 0.08a | 0.73 ± 0.14a | 1.11 ± 0.24a | 0.50 ± 0.16a | 0.46 ± 0.09a | 4.22 ± 0.29ab |
ND– normal diet; HFD– high fat diet; HFD-CCP– HFD w/10% commercial citrus pectin; HFD-SPP– HFD w/10% SPP Values represent the mean ± SD (n = 7) with post-hoc analysis Tukey test at p < 0.05.
Means in the same column followed by different letter(s) are significantly different at p < 0.05.