Table 5 Effect of weight-loss on faecal dry matter content, pH and volatile fatty acid concentrations and differences in pre-diet faecal dry matter content, pH and VFA concentrations between weight-loss groups

16.78 ± 1.44

18.98 ± 1.96

< 0.01

16.74 ± 1.38

16.53 ± 1.14

17.07 ± 1.97

0.85

6.73 ± 0.24

6.72 ± 0.15

0.90

6.74 ± 0.04

6.77 ± 0.10

6.69 ± 0.43

0.90

18.04 ± 7.06

14.39 ± 8.35

< 0.01

24.04 ± 6.76

17.37 ± 6.58

12.70 ± 2.04

0.02

5.19 ± 1.33

3.66 ± 1.71

< 0.01

5.98 ± 1.31

5.16 ± 1.56

4.42 ± 0.74

0.19

1.77 ± 0.55

1.45 ± 0.88

0.04

2.09 ± 0.73

1.73 ± 0.45

1.48 ± 0.29

0.22

1.44 ± 0.58

1.13 ± 0.85

0.05

1.56 ± 0.88

1.55 ± 0.51

1.22 ± 0.18

0.59