Table 1.

Final body weight, relative liver weight, femur and tibia length.

	4 weeks (n = 15/group)	10 weeks (n = 10/group)
Final body weight (g)
Control	18.2 ± 0.3	20.9 ± 0.5
UTL	18.6 ± 0.3	20.2 ± 0.5
Supplemented	18.2 ± 0.3	20.7 ± 0.5
Liver weight (%)
Control	4.3 ± 0.09	4.2 ± 0.06
UTL	4.6 ± 0.07	4.5 ± 0.07
Supplemented	4.8 ± 0.13**	4.6 ± 0.12**
Tibia length (mm)
Control	16.8 ± 0.1	17.3 ± 0.15
UTL	16.9 ± 0.08	17.3 ± 0.19
Supplemented	16.9 ± 0.13	17.6± 0.17
Femur length (mm)
Control	14.4 ± 0.11	14.8 ± 0.17
UTL	14.6 ± 0.09	14.9 ± 0.15
Supplemented	14.5 ± 0.1	15.0 ± 0.12

Final body weight, liver weight (% of body weight) and tibia and femur length after 4 and 10 weeks of UTL and supplemented diets. Values given as mean ± s.e.m.

**P < 0.01: 1-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test vs respective control.