Table 2 Mean food and vitamin D3 consumption in mice. Lean and obese mice were given ad libitum access to chow containing varying amounts of vitamin D3 and food was weighed weekly to determine mean (± standard deviation) consumption
Supplementation | Group | Food Consumption (g/mouse/day) | Vitamin D3 Consumption (IU/mouse/day) | Comparison Lean and Obese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Lean | 3.38 ± 0.47 | 0.42 ± 0.06 | p = 1.00 |
Obese | 2.82 ± 0.19 | 0.46 ± 0.03 | ||
Standard | Lean | 3.24 ± 0.39 | 3.24 ± 0.39 | p = 0.86 |
Obese | 2.77 ± 0.19 | 3.55 ± 0.25 | ||
High | Lean | 4.00 ± 0.46 | 15.97 ± 1.87 | p = 0.057 |
Obese | 2.94 ± 0.16 | 15.20 ± 0.85 |