Metabolic and Hormonal Alterations with Diacylglycerol and Low Glycemic Index Starch during Canine Weight Loss
Table 2
Fasting plasma glucose, insulin, NEFA, and incretin hormones during the feeding period.
Diet
P value
LD
LT
HD
HT
SEM
Time
Oil
Starch
Oil by starch
Glucose, mmol/L
week 1
5.2
6.0
5.9
6.0
0.2
ns
ns
ns
ns
week 8
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.6
0.2
ns
ns
ns
Insulin, pmol/L
week 1
13.0
9.1
8.7
20.6
2.9
ns
ns
ns
ns
week 8
17.0
9.2
8.5
9.5
1.8
ns
ns
ns
NEFA, mmol/L
week 1
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.1
ns
ns
ns
ns
week 8
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.2
0.1
ns
ns
ns
GIP, pmol/L
week 1
5.2
8.9
8.7
9.5
1.0
0.013
ns
ns
ns
week 8
16.1
10.7
12.1
12.1
1.3
ns
ns
ns
GLP-1, pmol/L
week 1
6.7
7.1
6.6
6.8
0.2
0.001
ns
ns
ns
week 8
5.6
6.4
6.3
6.0
0.2
ns
ns
ns
Mean ± SEM, .; ns denotes no statistical difference. values for oil, starch, and oil starch are for two-way ANOVA with starch and oil as fixed factors. value for time effect is for repeated measures ANOVA. is considered significant.
