Table 1.

Percentage changes of body weight and body fat, terminal measurements of blood glucose, plasma leptin and estradiol concentrations of male and female rats after 24-hour feeding or fasting. Data are means ± SEM.

Exp 1: 24-hour feeding/fasting	Male		Female
	Fed	Fast	Fed	Fast
Body weight change %	0.46±0.20	−5.49±0.20†	−0.80±0.10 ‡	−4.70±0.36†‡
Body fat change %	−2.31±1.03	−28.95±1.49†	0.69±2.17	−24.37±2.13†
Glucose (mg/dl)	143.8±2.2	124.4±2.3†	131.3±5.3‡	109.6±4.3†‡
Leptin (ng/ml)	5.94±0.44	4.02±0.50†	3.85±0.28‡	3.31±0.26
Estradiol (pg/ml)	25.43±4.87	16.56±2.16	43.38±5.58‡	35.20±4.43‡

^†Different between dietary groups (feeding and fasting) within the same sex.

^‡Different between sexes (male and female) within the same dietary treatment.