Serum analyte analysis.

<p>N = 10 per diet group. (A) Mice on the stearic acid diet had significantly reduced serum glucose compared to all other experimental groups (*, stearic acid vs. low fat, p = 0.006; corn oil, p = 0.039; safflower oil, p<0.001). Mice on the corn oil diet also had a significantly reduced level of glucose as compared to the safflower group (#, p = 0.034). (B) Mice on the high fat diets had significantly reduced levels of leptin as compared to the low fat group (*, low fat vs. stearic acid, p<0.001; corn oil, p = 0.014; safflower oil, p<0.001). Mice on the stearic acid and safflower oil diets also had a significantly lower level of leptin when compared to the corn oil group (#, p = 0.015 and 0.003, respectively). (C) Mice on the stearic acid diet had a significantly increased level of MCP-1 when compared to the low fat and safflower oil groups (*, p = 0.003 and 0.019, respectively). Mice on the low fat diet also had a significantly reduced level of MCP-1 when compared to the corn oil group (#, p = 0.032).