Table 1 Effects of dietary fiber on average food and energy intake, weight gain, organ index in C57BL/6J mice fed a high fat/cholesterol diet for 24 weeks.

From: Dietary fiber prevents obesity-related liver lipotoxicity by modulating sterol-regulatory element binding protein pathway in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat/cholesterol diet

 

RC

HFC

OatWell

Wheat

Food intake (g/day)

3.14 ± 0.23

2.57 ± 0.22a

2.55 ± 0.30a

2.80 ± 0.34a,b

Energy (kcal/day)

12.26 ± 0.89

12.25 ± 1.08

12.09 ± 1.44

13.29 ± 1.63a,b,c

Weight gain (g)

10.21 ± 1.46

17.55 ± 2.60a

13.63 ± 2.01a,b

14.73 ± 1.84a,b

Relative liver weight (mg/g body weight)

39.06 ± 2.58

38.05 ± 1.65

38.14 ± 3.67

38.49 ± 3.67

Relative fat weight (mg/g body weight)

18.94 ± 7.63

60.23 ± 12.60a

39.22 ± 14.57a,b

48.20 ± 19.40a,b

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 12).
  2. ap < 0.05, vs mice fed with RC diet.
  3. bp < 0.05, vs mice fed with HFC diet.
  4. cp < 0.05, vs mice fed with OatWell diet.