Table 1 Effects of taurine treatment on body weight, visceral fat and food intake.

From: Taurine Treatment Modulates Circadian Rhythms in Mice Fed A High Fat Diet

Variable

Groups

p Value interactions

C

C+T

HFD

HFD+T

C vs C+T

C vs HFD

HFD vs HFD+T

Body weight gain (g)

4 ± 0,8

3,7 ± 0,5

14,5 ± 0,9***

8,7 ± 0,8##

0,76

0,001

0,01

Visceral fat (mg)

596,4 ± 109,7

673,5 ± 112,6

1866,3± 183,5***

1229,8 ± 214,7#

0,63

0,001

0,03

Final Food intake (kcal/day/mouse)

6,4 ± 0,3

5,9 ± 0,3

11,05 ± 0,4***

8,5 ± 0,4#

0,32

0,001

0,05

Differences between groups

 C vs C+T ns (not significant)

 C vs HFD

***p < 0.05

 HFD vs HFD+T

#p < 0.05

 

##p < 0.01

  1. Effect of HFD and taurine after 10 weeks of treatment. Values shown are the means ± SEM. (Two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc test).
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