Table 1. Effects of 4-, and 8-week high iron diet consumption on body weight, plasma NTBI, plasma MDA, brain MDA and brain iron level in rats.

Parameters	ND4w	HFe4w	ND8w	HFe8w
Body weight (g)	317.00±3.74	260.83±3.75*	395.00±8.37	305.71±10.99* †
Plasma NTBI (µM)	0	2.51±0.118*	0	3.35±0.141* †
Plasma MDA (µM)	6.42±2.58	23.36±1.72*	10.30±3.46	31.31±3.90* †
Brain MDA (µM/mg protein)	0.83±0.04	1.25±0.04*	1.02±0.10	1.50±0.07* †
Brain iron (µM/mg protein)	7.45±0.13	9.62±0.28*	7.55±0.16	12.91±1.27* †

p<0.05 vs. Normal diet-fed rats,

p<0.05 vs. High iron diet-fed rats for 4 weeks. ND; normal diet-fed rats, HFe; high iron diet-fed rats, 4w; 4-week diet consumption, 8w; 8-week diet consumption, NTBI; non-transferrin bound iron, MDA; malondialdehyde.