Maternal Diet Supplementation with n-6/n-3 Essential Fatty Acids in a 1.2 : 1.0 Ratio Attenuates Metabolic Dysfunction in MSG-Induced Obese Mice

Table 1

Constituents of commercial diet (Com-diet) and diet supplemented with golden flaxseed flour and sunflower oil (Flax-diet). Values are given in g kg⁻¹ of diet and the energy is given in kj kg⁻¹. of salts and vitamins used in the diet followed the recommendation of the AIN–93G [15].

Components	Com-diet		Flax-diet
	(g)	(kj)	(g)	(kj)
Cornstarch	410.00	6.862	397.40	6.651
Casein	233.30	3.905	190.00	3.180
Dextrinated starch	89.20	1.493	101.70	1.702
Golden flaxseed	—	—	100.00	2.173
Sucrose	117.60	1.978	100.00	1.674
Sunflower oil	—	—	27.00	1.333
Fish oil	17.50	0.669	—	—
Soybean oil	48.50	1.836	—	—
Cellulose fibers	34.00	—	34.00	—
Minerals	30.00	—	30.00	—
Vitamins	15.00	—	15.00	—
L-Cystine	3.00	—	3.00	—
Choline bitartrate	1.90	—	1.90	—
Ascorbic acid	—	—	0.0014	—
Total	1000.00	16.713	1000.00	16.713