Table 1.

Initial and final body weight and daily food intake of rats in each group.

Parameters	E	EL	EM	EH
Initial BW (g)	236 ± 5	238 ± 3	243 ± 7	236 ± 4
Final BW (g)	298 ± 12 a	327 ± 15 ab	356 ± 13 b	335 ± 11 ab
Daily intake (g)	18.6 ± 0.7 a	19.9 ± 0.7 ab	20.8 ± 0.6 b	20.9 ± 0.6 b

Data are means ± SEM for n = 6 rats per group. Values in the same line with different superscripts letters (a, b) differ significantly, p < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA. All animals were challenged with a single bout of exhaustive treadmill exercise after a 30-day supplementation with a daily dose of 0 (E), 0.1875 g/kg (low-dose, EL), 0.9375 g/kg (medium-dose, EM) and 1.875 g/kg (high-dose, EH) of G. tsugae, respectively.