A High-Fat Diet Enriched with Low Omega-6 to Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Reduced Fat Cellularity and Plasma Leptin Concentration in Sprague-Dawley Rats
Table 3
Body composition, fat accretion, and inguinal fat cellularity of rats (Mean ± SEM).
Treatment groups
CTRL
HFAR
MFAR
LFAR
Live weight (g)
456.9 ± 10.6a
510.6 ± 13.2b
511.8 ± 15.0b
502.50 ± 17.0b
Actual carcass Weight (g)
291.6 ± 8.6a
333.8 ± 8.7b
330.1 ± 10.4b
311.5 ± 11.3ab
Total muscle (g)
187.1 ± 5.1a
207.5 ± 5.6b
208.2 ± 5.6b
195.8 ± 7.9ab
Inguinal fat (g)
10.64 ± 1.29a
17.14 ± 1.40b
13.98 ± .98ab
14.12 ± 1.38ab
Retroperitoneal fat (g)
6.67 ± 1.05a
12.16 ± 0.90b
10.67 ± 1.02b
9.51 ± 1.02ab
Mesenteric fat (g)
4.46 ± 0.49a
6.31 ± 0.51b
6.89 ± 0.64b
6.61 ± 0.42b
Epididymal fat (g)
5.67 ± 0.61a
7.99 ± 0.72b
7.71 ± .77b
6.33 ± 0.49ab
Anterior fat (g)
12.9 ± 1.6a
17.8 ± 1.5b
16.1 ± 1.0ab
14.9 ± 0.9ab
Total visceral fat (g)
18.4 ± 2.3a
29.0 ± 2.0b
27.6 ± 2.5b
24.4 ± 1.8ab
Total subcutaneous fat (g)
23.5 ± 2.9a
34.8 ± 2.8b
30.1 ± 1.8ab
29 ± 2.2ab
Total fat (g)
41.9 ± 5.0a
63.8 ± 4.7b
57.7 ± 4.0b
53.4 ± 3.9ab
Fat to lean mass ratio
0.22 ± 0.04a
0.31 ± 0.02b
0.28 ± 0.02ab
0.27 ± 0.02ab
Adipocyte number 105/g
7.2 ± 3.3a
6.7 ± 4.6a
9.2 ± 3.6b
8.5 ± 5.1b
Adipocyte diameter 106 µm/g
30.6 ± 1a
46.2 ± 2.8b
35.1 ± 3.8a
37.3 ± 1.8a
a,bValues with different superscripts within rows are significantly different at . CTRL: Control group; HFAR: High n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio group; MFAR: Medium n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio group; LFAR: Low n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio group.