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Table 2 Effects of diets on body weight and blood parameters

From: High carbohydrate and high fat diets protect the heart against ischaemia/reperfusion injury

 

Non-diet controls (NDC)

Diet-induced obese rats (DIO)

HF diet rats (HFD)

Body wt (g) (16)

418 ± 10

470 ± 18*

507 ± 16*

Visceral fat (g) (16)

15.9 ± 1.2

23.9 ± 1.7**

37.4 ± 2.7**

Blood glucose (mmol/L)(16)

5.29 ± 0.1

6.37 ± 0.4*

6.38 ± 0.18**

Serum triglyceride (mmol/L) (10)

0.35 ± 0.04

1.04 ± 0.17*

0.77 ± 0.07*

Serum insulin (μIU/ml) (16)

22.02 ± 3.03

58.6 ± 6.4*

37.08 ± 2.83 83*

  1. Number in brackets indicates number of animals. Animals were fasted overnight.
  2. *p < 0.05 vs NDC.
  3. **p < 0.001 vs NDC.
  4. p < 0.001 vs DI0.