Compositions of Altromin control chow and high fat diet (HFD; C 1080) used in the present study.

Ether extracts from soybean oil and lard were used for fat isolation. Corn starch, maltodextrin, dextrose and sucrose were used for the preparation of the carbohydrate fraction. Casein was the source for the protein fraction and cellulose was used for crude fiber production.