Table 1

Parameters of the model of diet-induced obesity.


Short term diet (2 weeks)
Long term diet (10 weeks)



Chow
High Fat
Chow
High Fat

Caloric intake (cal/day)
95.6 ± 3.0
178.6 ± 19.1*
97.6 ± 11.3
229.9 ± 8.9*
Body weight (g)
287.5 ± 2.2
302.3 ± 5.0
515.6 ± 9.1
635.3 ± 12.3
White adipose tissue (g)
1.4 ± 0.1
2.7 ± 0.2 *
4.5 ± 0.4
12.4 ± 1.5*
Spleen (g)
0.88 ± 0.03
0.79 ± 0.02*
0.97 ± 0.04
0.89 ± 0.05
TNF-α (pg/ml)
5.9 ± 0.3
7.2 ± 0.9
ND
ND

* p < 0.05 (high fat vs. chow fed); n = 9 for all groups

ND = not detectable; detection limit 5.6 pg/ml

Bedoui et al. Journal of Inflammation 2005 2:2   doi:10.1186/1476-9255-2-2