Table 2. Nutritional information: food intake (g), calorie intake (kcal) and metabolic efficiency (ME).

Groups	Variables
	Intake (g/animal/day)	Intake (kcal/animal/day)	ME (%)
C×OB	25,68±1,01×22,24±2,47*	73,66±2,89×84,14±9,33**	4,57±0,27×5,64±0,51**
C×OR	25,68±1,01×20,34±057**	73,66±2,89×68,09±2,15	4,57±0,27×4,58±0,39
OB×OR	22,24±2,47× 20,34±057*	84,14±9,33×68,09±2,15**	5,64±0,51×4,58±0,39**
OB×OS	22,24±2,47× 21,43±1,23	84,14±9,33×81,09±4,67	5,64±0,51×4,56±0,40**
OR×ORS	20,34±057× 19,74±0,79	68,09±2,15×65,81±2,99	4,58±0,39×3,35±0,50**
OS×ORS	21,43±1,23×19,74±0,79	81,09±4,67×65,81±2,99**	4,56±0,40×3,35±0,50**

ME, metabolic efficiency; C, control; OB, obese; OR, calorie-restricted obese; OS: obese with 25 µg T₃/100 g BW; ORS: calorie-restricted obese rats with 25 µg T₃/100 g BW. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. ANOVA was utilized, complemented by Bonferroni's test.

^* = p<0.05 and

^** = p<0.01.