Table 1.
Diet intake, drink intake, and calorie intake in high‐fat diet plus streptozotocin‐induced type 2 diabetic rats after treated with Ruellia tuberosa L. extracts for 4 weeks
| Normal | DM | DM + Pio | DM + W100 | DM + W400 | DM + E100 | DM + E400 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drink intake (ml rat−1 day−1) | 75.1 ± 1.5a | 61.2 ± 0.8ab | 55.3 ± 1.0b | 63.3 ± 1.3ab | 55.1 ± 1.1b | 65.8 ± 1.4ab | 63.1 ± 1.2ab |
| Diet intake (g rat−1 day−1) | 30.3 ± 0.5a | 21.6 ± 0.3c | 25.7 ± 0.3b | 21.3 ± 0.2c | 21.1 ± 0.3c | 22.3 ± 0.3bc | 24.2 ± 0.3bc |
| Calorie intake (kcal rat−1 day−1) | 141.5 ± 2.3ab | 151.1 ± 2.2b | 180.2 ± 2.1a | 149.3 ± 1.6b | 147.9 ± 1.8b | 156.2 ± 2.1ab | 169.3 ± 2.3ab |
Abbreviations are as in Figure 1. Values were calculated as mean ± SD, n = 6 for each group. a–c letter is significantly different among all sample tested (p < 0.05).