Exercise and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Hepatic Steatosis in Hyperphagic OLETF Rats
Table 1
Animal and serum characteristics.
SED
EX
n3PUFA-SED
n3PUFA+EX
Final body weight (g)
a
b
c
d
Body fat (%)
a
b
a
c
Fat pad mass (g)
a
b
c
d
Food intake (g)
a
b
a
b
Food wt (g)/BW (g)
a
b
a
a
Caloric intake (kcal)
a
b
b
c
Calories (kcal)/BW (g)
a
b
c
c
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
a
b
b
b
Free fatty acids (μmol/L)
a
b
b
b
Glucose (mg/dL)
a
b
b
b
Insulin (ng/mL)
a
b
a,b
b
Heart wt/body wt (mg/g)
a
b
a
b
Values are means ± SE (). Values with different letter superscripts are significantly different from each other (). Fat pad mass: omental + retroperitoneal fat pads; BW: body weight.