Hamsters were fasted for 12 h before being anaesthetized with carbon dioxide. Blood was collected for plasma isolation and
lipoprotein, glucose, and ALT/AST analysis. Faeces were collected for three consecutive days prior to animal sacrifice and
stored at −80 °C for lipid extraction analysis. All organ tissues were harvested, weighed, and immediately frozen in RNALater (Invitrogen) or liquid nitrogen, and stored at −80 °C for biochemical and molecular analyses.