. 2013 Jul 23;8(7):e70058. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070058

Table 3. Food consumption, body weight and liver weight of control and hamsters treated with T. indica fruit pulp extracts, in the presence or absence of cholesterol.

Group	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV
Food Consumption (g/day)	8.71±0.32	8.72±0.21	8.51±0.40	8.22±0.24
Intial body weight(g)	128.80±5.70	137.00±5.15	127.80±1.39	135.40±2.23
Final body weight (g)	121.60±5.26	130.80±3.99	139.00±4.14	127.00±1.34
Weight change (g)	- 7.20±1.69^b	- 6.20±4.60^b	+7.00±0.71^a	- 5.20±0.45^b
Liver weight (g)	3.40±0.24^b	3.60±0.24^b	6.80±0.20^a	4.40±0.24^b

Values are given as mean ± standard error of mean (n = 5). Values not sharing a common superscript letter within the same row differ significantly at p<0.01. Group I: standard chow plus distilled water (5 ml/kg body weight); Group II: standard chow plus T. indica fruit pulp extract (500 mg/kg body weight); Group III: high-cholesterol diet plus distilled water (5 ml/kg body weight) and Group IV: high-cholesterol diet plus T. indica fruit pulp extract (500 mg/kg body weight).