Table 1 Composition of the animal diets
| Â | Control | DIO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n-3 deficient | Soy oil | n-3 deficient | Soy oil | Soy/fish oil | Fish oil |
Components (g/kg) | ||||||
   Lard | 20 | 20 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 318 |
   Sunflower oil | 25 | - | 35 | - | - | - |
   Soy oil | - | 25 | - | 35 | 17.5 | - |
   Fish oil | - | - | - | - | 17.5 | 35 |
Fatty acid composistion (% of fat) | ||||||
   Σ Saturated | 27.22 | 28.33 | 41.83 | 42.03 | 43.02 | 44.01 |
   Σ Momounsaturated | 30.67 | 33.33 | 41.62 | 42.82 | 43.24 | 42.81 |
   18:2n-6 | 41.14 | 32.39 | 15.51 | 13.36 | 10.65 | 8.59 |
   20:4n-6 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 0.7 | 0.58 | 0.62 |
   22:4n-6 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
   Σ n-6 PUFAs | 42.11 | 34.44 | 16.55 | 14.36 | 11.83 | 10.11 |
   18:3n-3 | 0.09 | 3.89 | 0.12 | 0.79 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
   20:5n-3 | - | - | - | - | 1.02 | 1.85 |
   22:6n-3 | - | - | - | - | 0.72 | 1.11 |
   Σ n-3 PUFAs | 0.09 | 3.89 | 0.12 | 0.79 | 1.91 | 3.07 |
Total energy (kcal%) | ||||||
   Fat | 10 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
   Protein | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
   Carbohydrate | 70 | 70 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |