Research Article

Hepatic Gene Expression Profiles Are Altered by Dietary Unsalted Korean Fermented Soybean (Chongkukjang) Consumption in Mice with Diet-Induced Obesity

Table 3

Body weight and food intake in mice fed experimental diets for 9 weeks.

Normal dietHigh fat diet
NDconHDconHDC

Dietary intake (g/day)2.40 ± 0.272.27 ± 0.302.11 ± 0.39
Energy intake (kcal/day)9.15 ± 1.03b10.69 ± 1.43a10.72 ± 1.79a
Initial body weight (g)22.67 ± 1.1423.23 ± 1.3323.99 ± 1.19
Final body weight (g)27.10 ± 1.44b30.02 ± 2.47a27.96 ± 1.73b
Epididymal fat
(g/b · w (%))
2.21 ± 0.58b3.54 ± 1.32a1.84 ± 0.18c

Values are means ± SD. Values with different superscript letters (a, b, c) indicate significant differences among groups at by Duncan’s multiple range test.