Table 1.

Physiological parameters in study 1

Treatment	Final Body Weight, g	Weight Gain, g/8 wk	Water Intake,* ml/day	Kidney Weight,† g	Urine 8-Isoprostane, ng/day	Plasma Creatinine, pmol/l	Plasma Aldosterone, nmol/l
NF	304±12	97±4	17.8±0.7	0.83±0.03	6.2±0.9	23.5±2.9	2.28±0.75
HF	336±14	100±10	18.6±1.8	0.90±0.03	15.8±1.3	23.5±2.9	1.31±0.62
P value	0.11	0.81	0.67	0.11	<0.001‡	1.0	0.36

Data are means ± SE; n = 5 or 6 rats/treatment. NF, normal fat; HF, high fat.

^*Average of 2 measurements in metabolic cages;

^†average right and left;

^‡significantly different (P < 0.05) as determined by unpaired t-test.