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Table 2 Effect of aspartame (ASP) and MSG on body weight, fat deposition and lipid profile

From: Interactive effects of neonatal exposure to monosodium glutamate and aspartame on glucose homeostasis

CONTROL

 

MSG

 

ASP

 

MSG + ASP

 

P-value Diet, Gender

6 Week Body Weight (g)

        

male

18.1 ± 0.26

 a 

17.41 ± 0.33

 a 

17.97 ± 0.22

 a 

19.39 ± 0.19

 b 

<.0001

female

14.34** ± 0.17

14.15** ± 0.21

14.40** ± 0.15

15.95** ± 0.19

<.0001

17 Week Body Weight (g)

        

male

24.92 ± 0.34

 a 

25.61 ± 0.32

 a 

25.5 ± 0.31

 a 

27.84 ± 0.42

 b 

<.0001

female

19.24** ± 0.19

18.70** ± 0.19

19.66** ± 0.26

21.61** ± 0.23

<.0001

Weight Change (%)†

        

male

37.79 ± 1.18a

 

46.46 ± 2.28b

 

42.03 ± 1.38ab

 

43.7 ± 2.04ab

 

0.06

female

34.41 ± 1.47

33.64** ± 1.28

36.67* ± 1.7

35.56** ± 1.12

<.0001

Visceral Fat (g)

        

male

0.31 ± 0.02

 

0.34 ± 0.03

 

0.34 ± 0.03

 

0.38 ± 0.03

 

0.189

female

0.15** ± 0.02

0.14** ± 0.01

0.13** ± 0.01

0.18** ± 0.02

<.0001

Insulin (uIU/mL)

        

male

8.76 ± 1.16

 

8.67 ± 1.7

 

5.43 ± 1.02

 

9.67 ± 1.83

 

0.197

female

4.61** ± 0.74

5.23 ± 0.65

4.34 ± 1.18

6.07 ± 1.20

<0.001

TG (mg/dL)†

        

male

124.56 ± 6.1a

 

92.88 ± 4.45b

 

95.97 ± 5.61b

 

125.39 ± 2.91a

 

<.0001

female

123.11 ± 5.05a

84.47 ± 4.56b

93.54 ± 5.59b

93.27** ± 5.03b

<0.01

T-CHOL (mg/dL)

        

male

133.33 ± 2.26

 a 

123.94 ± 1.19

 b 

118.17 ± 1.2

 c 

123.56 ± 1.01

 b 

<.0001

female

133 ± 1.81

123.56 ± 1.2

122.33** ± 0.81

124.5 ± 0.92

0.276

HDL-C (mg/dL)

        

male

87.48 ± 5.24

 a 

71.19 ± 3.21

 b 

83.36 ± 2.39

 ab 

73.33 ± 2.52

 b 

<.01

female

57.62** ± 3.17

 

54.46** ± 2.19

 

51.16** ± 2.2

 

49.38** ± 1.7

 

<.0001

  1. Data presented are Means ± SEM (n = 18 per diet and per gender). P-values were calculated using 2-way ANOVA. Significant differences between diets are indicated using different letters in bold  abc . *,** indicates p-value of < .05 and < .01 for the comparison of males to females within each diet.
  2. Data presented are means ± SEM.
  3. P-values for diet and gender are calculated using two way ANOVA.
  4. Significant differences between diets are shown using different letters  abc .
  5. † Diet*Gender interaction was found to be significant (P < 0.05). Letters abc indicate significant differences between diets separately for each gender.
  6. *,** indicate p-value of < .05, <.01 for the comparison of males to females within each diet.