Table 2 Food intake, body weight and body composition of rats in dietary groups

Lean control

Obese control

Obese CLA

Obese VA+CLA

19.7 ± 0.3^c

32.4 ± 0.5^b

31.4 ± 0.6^b

36.1 ± 0.6***^a

384 ± 8.2^c

646 ± 9.3^b

702 ± 17.9^a*

624 ± 9.5^b

0.89 ± 0.0^b

1.19 ± 0.0^a

1.26 ± 0.0^a

1.23 ± 0.0^a

0.23 ± 0.0^a

0.18 ± 0.0^b

0.18 ± 0.0^b

0.20 ± 0.0^b

9.1 ± 0.4d

23.1 ± 0.7^a

19.7 ± 0.6***^b

17.2 ± 0.3***^c

2.4 ± 0.1^c

3.6 ± 0.1^a

2.8 ± 0.1***^b

2.8 ± 0.0***^b

1.3 ± 0.1^c

7.4 ± 0.4^ab

8.6 ± 0.8^a

6.7 ± 0.4^b

0.33 ± 0.0^b

1.2 ± 0.1^a

1.2 ± 0.1^a

1.1 ± 0.1^a

1.4 ± 0.2^b

17.9 ± 1.1^a

18.5 ± 1.0^a

15.7 ± 1.0^a

0.36 ± 0.0^b

2.8 ± 0.2^a

2.6 ± 0.1^a

2.5 ± 0.1^a