Effect of Supplementation with n-3 Fatty Acids Extracted from Microalgae on Inflammation Biomarkers from Two Different Strains of Mice

Table 2

Effect of supplementation with EPA and DHA extracted from microalgae on body mass index, blood glucose, food, and water consumption in db/db and CD1 mice.

	8 weeks old	16 weeks old
	BL	RC	MD	LY	SAT
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
db/db
BMI g/cm^2	57.3 ± 4.9	61.2 ± 2.5	65 ± 1.7	62.2 ± 1.5	59.7 ± 2.3
Glucose mg/dL	293.8 ± 131.0	551.8 ± 83.7	505 ± 74	525.5 ± 51	580.7 ± 22
Food intake, g/week	34.3 ± 2.1	32.9 ± 0.3	27.6 ± 1.0	37.5 ± 0.8	36.3 ± 2.4
Water intake, mL/week	64.8 ± 11.8	78.2 ± 7.2	81.4 ± 10.4	79.6 ± 1.8	67.2 ± 8.3
CD1
BMI g/cm^2	29.6 ± 2.0	31.4 ± 1.9	32.2 ± 3.1	34.4 ± 4.1	34.2 ± 2.4
Glucose mg/dL	126.2 ± 18.6	119.3 ± 13	127.5 ± 18.7	109.7 ± 13.3	106.8 ± 12.4
Food intake, g/week	54.6 ± 1.7	58.3 ± 5.6	42.7 ± 5	61 ± 1.9	73.3 ± 20.8
Water intake, mL/week	63 ± 13.1	67.3 ± 3.2	53.9 ± 1.3	89.8 ± 6.1	93.2 ± 4.8

Data are presented as means ± standard deviations. One-way ANOVA for comparison of differences between BL group at 8 weeks versus all the groups at 16 weeks. value was significant at <0.05.