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Table 2 Body composition in rats switched from control, high fiber or high protein weaning diets to a high fat, sucrose diet in adulthood.

From: Consumption of diets high in prebiotic fiber or protein during growth influences the response to a high fat and sucrose diet in adulthood in rats

 

Control

High Fiber

High Protein

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Body weight (g)

589.0 ± 9.6ab

353.5 ± 6.1ab

553.1 ± 8.3a

339.7 ± 6.9a

622.4 ± 9.9b

369.4 ± 8.6b

Body fat (g)

144.1 ± 5.8a

114.6 ± 3.5ab

133.6 ± 5.4a

93.1 ± 5.3a

224.7 ± 22.3b

139.3 ± 19.2b

Lean mass (%)

75.5 ± 1.0a

67.6 ± 1.0ab

76.0 ± 0.8a

72.6 ± 1.5a

64.0 ± 2.2b

62.3 ± 2.8b

  1. Values are mean ± SE with n = 9-10 per group. Lean mass represents lean tissue plus bone mineral content. Two-way ANOVA revealed a significant sex (p < 0.005) and diet (p < 0.001) effect for all three parameters. Treatments with different letters are significantly different between diets within males or females respectively (p < 0.05).