Fig. 2

Glycemic/lipid profile and insulin resistance before nutritional intervention. a, blood glucose levels (mg/dL) in fasting state; b, blood glucose levels (mg/dL) during glucose tolerance test (GTT); c, AUC of GTT; d, serum total cholesterol levels (mg/dL); e, serum triglycerides levels (mg/dL); f, TyG index assessed in rats fed a standard chow (CT/CT, n = 7) and high-sucrose diet (HS/HS, n = 18) during 20 weeks from weaning (postnatal day 21). Points and bars represent mean ± SEM, compared by unpaired t-test (one-tailed). ^ns represents p > 0.05 and ^a represents p < 0.05 when compared to CT/CT