Dietary DHA/EPA Ratio Changes Fatty Acid Composition and Attenuates Diet-Induced Accumulation of Lipid in the Liver of ApoE^−/− Mice

Table 3

Effects of DHA/EPA supplementation on body and liver weights in each group.

	Initial weight (g)	Final weight (g)	Weight gain (g)	Liver weight (g)	Liver ratio to weight (%)
ND	20.6 ± 1.2	25.4 ± 2.8	4.8 ± 3.0	1.03 ± 0.23	4.2 ± 0.4
HFD	20.5 ± 1.1	27.0 ± 2.5	6.5 ± 2.7	1.15 ± 0.17	4.5 ± 0.4
DHA/EPA = 2 : 1	20.8 ± 1.0	26.8 ± 2.5	6.0 ± 2.5	1.10 ± 0.21	4.3 ± 0.4
DHA/EPA = 1 : 1	20.7 ± 1.2	25.8 ± 2.6	4.9 ± 2.6	1.04 ± 0.20	4.2 ± 0.4
DHA/EPA = 1 : 2	20.3 ± 1.5	25.6 ± 2.4	5.3 ± 2.5	1.06 ± 0.15	4.3 ± 0.3

Data are given as the mean ± SEM, .