Table 3.

Plasma levels of glucose, insulin, cortisol and triglycerides

Diet	Glucose (mmol/L)	Insulin (pmol/L)	Cortisol (nmol/L)	Triglycerides (mmol/L)
Control	16.2 ± 0.8a	100.8 ± 15.5ab	193.9 ± 32.9ab	1.1 ± 0.1a
Pair-fed	12.1 ± 0.9b	93.6 ± 11.7b	261.4 ± 31.3b	0.5 ± 0.0b
Iron-deficient	17.5 ± 1.0a	147.8 ± 13.7a	113.9 ± 32.3a	0.8 ± 0.1c

Values are means ± SEM, n = 8/group

^abcMeans in the same column not sharing common superscripts are significantly different among treatment groups, P < 0.05