An Experimental Approach for Selecting Appropriate Rodent Diets for Research Studies on Metabolic Disorders

Figure 1

Effect of different experimental diets on body weight in albino Wistar rats. Body weight in normal pellet diet (NPD), normal control diets (NCDs I, II, and III), and high fat diets (HFDs I, II, and III) groups at fortnightly intervals during 12 weeks of study period. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. ^a𝑃≤0.05 versus NPD, ^b𝑃≤0.05 versus NCD-I, ^c𝑃≤0.05 versus NCD-II, and ^d𝑃≤0.05 versus NCD-III.