Characteristics of investigated animals.

Measurements performed on the day of the experiment: weight, fasting blood glucose and insulin, triglycerides and cholesterol. All values are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. C = Animals which drank filtered water and ingested chow without vitamin E during 8 weeks. C/VE = Animals which drank filtered water and ingested chow with 75U/kg of vitamin E during 8 weeks. C/5XVE = Animals which drank filtered water and ingested chow with 5 times the normal concentration of vitamin E (375U/kg) during 8 weeks. F = Animals which drank 10% fructose solution and ingested chow without vitamin E during 8 weeks. F/VE = Animals which drank 10% fructose solution and ingested chow with 75U/kg of vitamin E during 8 weeks. F/5XVE = Animals which drank 10% fructose solution and ingested chow with 5 times the normal concentration of vitamin E (375U/kg) during 8 weeks. * Significantly different from C values (p<0.01). +. Significantly different from C/VE values (p<0.01). #Significantly different from C/5XVE values (p<0.01). Characteristics of investigated animals.