Table 5.
Effect of palm fruit juice (PFJ)‡ added directly to a semi-purified moderate-carbohydrate (CHO) diet§ for 6 weeks on hyperglycaemia in 12-week-old male Nile rats (Arvicanthis niloticus) (experiment 4)
(Mean values and standard deviations)‖
| Group... | Moderate-CHO | Moderate-CHO + PFJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| Rats (n) | 5 | 5 | ||
| BW (g) | ||||
| Initial at age 12 weeks | 110 | 12 | 118 | 10 |
| After 6 weeks | 119 | 12 | 111 | 9 |
| Food intake | ||||
| g/d, 0–2 weeks | 8 | 1 | 5* | 1 |
| g/d, 4–6 weeks | 10 | 3 | 7* | 1 |
| kJ/d, 0–2 weeks | 159 | 21 | 96* | 25 |
| kJ/d, 4–6 weeks | 192 | 46 | 142* | 13 |
| Water intake (ml/d) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 8 |
| GAE intake (mg/kg BW per d) | 0 | 545 | ||
| Random blood glucose (mmol/l) | ||||
| Initial at 12 weeks of age | 16·8 | 2·8 | 17·1 | 3·4 |
| After 6 weeks | 18·0 | 8·6 | 4·8*† | 5·0 |
BW, body weight; GAE, gallic acid equivalents; ppm, parts per million.
* Mean value was significantly different from that of the moderate-CHO group (P < 0·05; unpaired t test).
† Mean value was significantly different from that at 12 weeks of age (P < 0·05; paired t test).
‡
800 ml of PFJ 13 000 ppm GAE for final concentration of 10·4 g GAE/kg diet.
§
Percentage energy from CHO–fat–protein = 40:43:17, 18·8 kJ/g.
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Data normalised by log transformation for statistical analysis as necessary.