Table 3.
Body weight, energy intake and adiposity index of rats fed a control diet (CD), sucrose-rich diet (SRD) or SRD + chia seed (SRD + chia) 1.
| Diet | Body Weight (g) | Energy Intake (kJ/Day) | Diet | Body Weight (g) | Energy Intake (kJ/Day) | Visceral Adiposity Index (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | 3 Months | Initial to 3 Months | 6 Months | 3 to 6 Months | 6 Months | ||
| CD (8) | 184.3 ± 2.6 | 414.5 ± 5.5 | 294.5 ± 12.5 | CD (8) | 476.3 ± 7.6 b | 292.0 ± 7.2 b | 4.1 ± 0.3 b |
| SRD (16) | 186.0 ± 1.6 | 428.0 ± 6.0 | 292.0 ± 7.2 | SRD (8) | 545.0 ± 10.0 a | 374.0 ± 9.5 a | 6.2 ± 0.4 a |
| SRD+chia (8) | 524.0 ± 7.3 a | 356.5 ± 13.0 a | 4.5 ± 0.2 b | ||||
1 Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, () number of rats. Values in a column that do not share the same superscript letter (a, b) are significantly different p < 0.05 when one variable at a time was compared by the Newman Keul`s test.