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Figure 5. BSO prevents fat mass gain without affecting lean mass. The SAAR diet and BSO lowered epididymal fat mass (A). However, the SAAR diet exerted a strong effect on total body fat mass compared to the baseline values at week 0 (B); with a concomitant decrease in lean mass (C). Although it did not exert as strong an effect as the SAAR diet on total fat mass (B), BSO did not lower lean mass (C). On the other hand, NAC mice had values similar to those of CD mice (A–C). Note: Statistics and sample size are as mentioned in Figure 1.