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Table 2 The effect of fish oil and saturated fat on body and tissue weights1

From: Fish oil rich diet in comparison to saturated fat rich diet offered protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and insulin resistance in mice

 

Fish oil diet

Saturated fat diet

P-value

End point body weight,2 g

26.8 ± 0.37

28.2 ± 0.64

0.19

Net weight gain,3 g

13.3 ± 0.47

15.6 ± 0.534

0.005

Tissue weight5

   

   Epididymal fat, g

0.45 ± 0.02

0.61 ± 0.744

0.005

   Colon, g

0.15 ± <0.01

0.12 ± 0.014

< 0.013

Cecum, g

Liver, g

0.19 ± 0.01

1.01 ± 0.03

0.23 ± 0.02

0.99 ± 0.05

0.26

0.1

  1. 1Data are presented as mean ± SE
  2. 2Measured after 60 day feeding period
  3. 3 Difference between 60 day feeding period weights and pre-study values
  4. 4Significantly different form saturated fat diet
  5. 5Weights, after 2 hours post 500 ng LPS-challenge
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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