Extended Data Fig. 2. Prolonged breastfeeding protects against diet-induced obesity at early stages.
Prolonged suckling (delayed weaning) decreases body weight and fat mass in rats accordingly to the weeks of exposition to high fat diet (HFD) instead of weeks of age. a, Timeline of the experimental protocol. b–d, Effects of delayed weaning on body weight (b), body weight changes (c) and fat mass (d). Values are represented as means ± SEM, n per group indicated in each figure. Exact P values are shown. Statistical differences according to a One-way analysis of variance ANOVA (normal data and homogeneity of variances) followed by Tukey’s post hoc multiple comparison test (b, c and d).