Table 1.
Body weight and food intake for all the experimental groups.
| Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | FPO | 1HPO | 5HPO | 10HPO | |
| Food intake (g/week) | 163.67 ± 4.60 | 151.42 ± 4.94 | 159.18 ± 5.01 | 153.61 ± 4.031 | 152.42 ± 4.11 |
| Initial body weight (g) | 252.50 ± 7.09 | 230.67 ± 4.52 | 230.17 ± 11.65 | 244.33 ± 10.48 | 245.33 ± 7.14 |
| Final body weight (g) | 485.83 ± 34.25* | 477.50 ± 20.35* | 440.67 ± 16.96* | 503.67 ± 28.23* | 504.00 ± 30.66* |
| Weight gain (g) | 233.33 ± 36.38 | 246.83 ± 20.74 | 210.50 ± 27.46 | 259.33 ± 36.75 | 258.67 ± 36.56 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. FPO: fresh palm oil; 1HPO: one-time-heated palm oil; 5HPO: five-time-heated palm oil; 10HPO: ten-time-heated palm oil.
*P < 0.05 versus initial body weight for the same group.