Table 1.

Effect of ovariectomy and pomegranate peel extract consumption for 30 days on physiological parameters in mice.

	Sham	Ovariectomized
	Normal Diet	Normal Diet	PGPE Diet
	(SH)	(OVX)	(OVX+PGPE)
Initial body weight (g)	18.9 ± 0.6	19.4 ± 0.6	19.0 ± 0.5
Initial lean mass (% body weight)	87.6 ± 3.8	87.1 ± 1.2	87.1 ± 0.9
Initial fat mass (% body weight)	6.6 ± 2.1	7.9 ± 1.3	8.0 ± 1.2
Final body weight (g)	19.3 ± 0.8	20.3 ± 1.2	19.9 ± 0.9
Final lean mass (% body weight)	88.9 ± 7.3	92.3 ± 3.0	91.6 ± 2.7
Final fat mass (% body weight)	9.8 ± 2.2	9.3 ± 1.6	9.0 ± 2.0
Uterine weight (mg)	84.4 ± 3.2	23.1 ± 2.8 #	23.7 ± 2.8

Mice were sham-operated, SH or ovariectomized, OVX and fed standard diet AIN-93 (Control) or standard diet enriched with 2g/kg of pomegranate peel extract, PGPE representing a dose of 10 mg polyphenols/kg body weight/day (ellagic acid equivalent) for 30 days. Each group contained 10 mice. Values are presented as means ± standard error of the mean, SEM. # p < 0.005 OVX Control versus SH Control group.