Table 1.
Effects of OA on food intake of rats that continued with HFHC diet during treatment and those that changed the diet. Values are presented as standard error of mean ± SEM and in percentage increase (↑ = increase and ↓ = decrease).
| Caloric Intake (kcal/g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Groups | Week 0 | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 |
| NC | 109.18 ± 1.9 (100%) |
125.042 ± 2.34 ↑ (14.52%) |
165.04 ± 1.61 ↑ (51.16%) |
178.40 ± 0.87 ↑ (63.34%) |
| PC | 121.47 ± 1.01 * (100%) |
120.90 ± 0.64 * ↓ (0.47%) |
206.58 ± 0.84 * ↑ (70.07%) |
230.01 ± 0.85 * ↑ (89.36%) |
| Met | 118.09 ± 0.51 * (100%) |
100.54 ± 0.98 * α↓ (14.86%) |
99.51 ± 1.52 * α↓ (15.73%) |
151.66 ± 0.69 * α↑ (28.43%) |
| Met + DI | 115.02 ± 0.67 * (100%) |
102.69 ± 1.17 * α↓ (10.72%) |
120.51 ± 0.75 * α↑ (4.77%) |
144.72 ± 1.64 * α↑ (25.82%) |
| OA | 130.35 ± 0.03 * (100%) |
103.94 ± 2.02 * α↓ (20.26%) |
156.09 ± 1.63 * α↑ (19.75%) |
194.26 ± 1.85 * α↑ (49.03%) |
| OA + DI | 117.58 ± 0.51 * (100%) |
118.04 ± 0.85 *α ↑ (0.40%) |
147.59 ± 2.74 *α ↑ (25.52%) |
168.82 ± 2.22α ↑ (43.58%) |
* p < 0.05 denotes comparison with NC; α p < 0.05 denotes comparison with PC.