Table 4.
Food intake and body weight of rabbits fed experimental diets in week 0 and 8.
| Group | Animal weight (kg/rabbit) | Daily food intake (g/rabbit) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Week | |||
| 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| NC | 1.87 ± 0.03 | 2.09 ± 0.06ab | 79.80 ± 61.58 | 93.75 ± 2.05abc |
| PC | 1.82 ± 0.09 | 2.34 ± 0.04b | 80.00 ± 5.44 | 90.33 ± 2.69ab |
| HS | 1.86 ± 0.02 | 2.22 ± 0.09ab | 76.71 ± 2.57 | 82.79 ± 1.52a |
| HPO | 1.74 ± 0.02 | 2.19 ± 0.10ab | 74.93 ± 0.47 | 107.50 ± 5.75c |
| HKO | 1.74 ± 0.04 | 2.13 ± 0.07ab | 81.92 ± 1.39 | 103.37 ± 4.29bc |
| HF | 1.84 ± 0.08 | 2.02 ± 0.01a | 75.47 ± 0.27 | 102.76 ± 5.92bc |
| HD | 1.75 ± 0.00 | 2.24 ± 0.01ab | 80.49 ± 4.55 | 107.07 ± 1.14c |
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Values are not significantly different at P < 0.05 in week 0. NC: normal diet group, PC: positive control, HS, HPO, HKO, HF, and HD: hypercholesterolemic group treated with 10 mg/kg/day simvastatin, 20 g kg-1 of pulp oil, 20 g kg-1 kernel oil, 50 g kg-1 fullfat pulp, or 50 g kg-1 defatted pulp, respectively.