Table 1.

Body weight (g), protocol 1

	C	F	F + HS	HS	G + HS
Start baseline	323 ± 8	337 ± 10	331 ± 5	319 ± 5	322 ± 2
End baseline	332 ± 9	341 ± 11	338 ± 6	334 ± 4	335 ± 3
End week 1	351 ± 6	383 ± 10	383 ± 5	359 ± 5	391 ± 4
End week 2	353 ± 8	418 ± 9	405 ± 7	362 ± 4	411 ± 7
Δ BW	30 ± 1a	81 ± 10 a, b	74 ± 3 a, b	43 ± 3a	89 ± 7 a, b

Rat body weights over the course of the protocol (g).

C, control diet group; F, 20% fructose fed group; F + HS, 20% fructose fed plus high salt (4.0%) chow; HS, rats fed the high salt rat chow; G + HS, 20% glucose fed plus high salt (4.0%) chow.

^a P < 0.05 versus starting weight.

^b P < 0.05 versus non‐sugar supplemented rats.