Table 2.

Food and water intakes in rats receiving subsequently SOPO + S and aqueous extract of sclerocarya birrea during three weeks

Treatment	Food intake (g/rat/day)		Water intake (mL/rat/day)
	Initial (W16)	Final (W19)	Initial (W16)	Final (W19)
Standard diet	37.08 ± 1.86	43.63 ± 1.42	20.02 ± 0.67	22.95 ± 0.74
SOPO + S	45.72 ± 0.82	49.73 ± 0.65a	22.42 ± 0.43	24.43 ± 0.65
SOPO + S + Glibenclamide 10 mg/kg	40.47 ± 0.89	37.51 ± 1.13***	27.48 ± 0.60	23.16 ± 0.70
SOPO + S + Extract 150 mg/kg	40.92 ± 0.77	35.79 ± 0.58***	27.71 ± 0.52	24.16 ± 0.33
SOPO+ Extract 300 mg/kg	42.02 ± 1.08	38.64 ± 0.89***	24.23 ± 0.62	22.67 ± 0.52

Each value represents mean ± SEM, n = 5. ^a p < 0.05, vs. Standard diet, ***p < 0.001 vs. SOPO + S. SOPO + S: supplement in oxidised palm oil and sucrose