Table 1.

Effect of M. oleifera extract on food (g/group/week) and water (mL/group/week) intake in rats.

	Control	M. oleifera (100 mg/kg)	M. oleifera (200 mg/kg)	M. oleifera (400 mg/kg)
Food intake
Week 1	327.67 ± 40.81	252.00 ± 37.40	269.00 ± 32.08	319.33 ± 19.03
Week 2	285.67 ± 14.64	231.33 ± 4.93	257.67 ± 17.62	304.00 ± 42.33
Week 3	299.67 ± 16.86	243.67 ± 33.86	232.33 ± 35.53	290.00 ± 28.58
Week 4	335.00 ± 22.01	249.25 ± 29.65	286.25 ± 29.77	321.75 ± 37.85
Water intake
Week 1	341.33 ± 33.50	319.00 ± 14.8	341.00 ± 30.51	322.67 ± 24.42
Week 2	396.67 ± 16.77	343.00 ± 34.65	381.33 ± 14.74	390.00 ± 38.43
Week 3	332.33 ± 46.01	285.33 ± 19.55	337.67 ± 26.63	308.67 ± 12.22
Week 4	346.25 ± 26.36	322.01 ± 31.76	353.02 ± 16.58	323.75 ± 33.63

Each value represents the mean ± SEM, n = 8.