Fatty acid composition of the hypothalamus (% of total fat).

CT, control diet; FS 10%, flax seed oil substituted 10%; HF, high fat diet; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; OL 10%, olive oil substituted 10%; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid.#, mean significant difference between CT an HF groups by Student’s test (P).a–b, mean values followed by the same letter in the line are not different by Tukey’s test (P).Σ SFA, includes 8:0, 10:0, 12:0 and 17:0.Σ MUFA, includes 14:1, 17:1, 20:1(ω-7) and 24:1.Σ PUFA, includes 18:3(ω-6), 20:2(ω-6), 20:3(ω-6) and 22:5(ω-6).