Table 1.
Changes in body weight (g) over time in each experiment. Although there were significant increases in weight over time across groups, there were no significant differences between groups within any experiment (Mean (SEM)).
| Experiment 1 | Sucrose Concentration (mM) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 99 | 228 | 357 | 485 | 614 | |
| Alcohol Only | 104.5 (2.6) | 107.8(2.6) | 111.4 (2.6) | 115.1 (2.5) | 117.6 (2.5) | 121.6 (2.5) |
| Sucrose-exposed | 103.1 (2.3) | 108.1 (2.4) | 113.25 (2.4) | 118.1 (2.6) | 122.6 (2.8) | 128.0 (2.8) |
| Experiment 2 | Saccharin Concentration (mM) | |||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| Alcohol Only | 99.8 (1.4) | 100.9 (1.4) | 101.6 (1.4) | 102.3 (1.3) | 103.0 (1.3) | 103.8 (1.3) |
| Saccharin-exposed | 100.4 (1.5) | 101.4 (1.5) | 102.2 (1.6) | 102.9 (1.7) | 103.6 (1.6) | 104.3 (1.5) |
| Experiment 3 | Week | |||||
| Baseline | Reward 1 | Reward 2 | Post-exposure 1 | Post-exposure 2 | ||
| Saccharin | 95.1 (1.8) | 98.2 (1.8) | 103.3 (2.1) | 109.4 (2.4) | 115.6 (2.7) | |
| Water | 95.5 (1.1) | 97.9 (1.1) | 102.9 (1.0) | 109.5 (1.3) | 115.8 (1.6) | |
| Ethanol | 97.9 (2.3) | 101.3 (1.7) | 107.2 (1.5) | 113.9 (1.3) | 119.4 (0.8) | |
| Sucrose | 96.3 (3.7) | 101.4 (3.9) | 107.9 (4.3) | 112.6 (4.1) | 116.6 (3.6) | |