Table 2.
Effect of hesperidin administration on body weight, food and water intake throughout the study. Body weight is expressed as mean ± standard error (n = 6). Food and water intake data are expressed as mean ± standard error obtained from two cages (3 rats/cage).
| Day | Body Weight (g) | Food Intake (g/100 g rat/day) | Water Intake (g/100 g rat/day) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REF | H100 | H200 | REF | H100 | H200 | REF | H100 | H200 | |
| 0 | 48.8 ± 1.6 | 48.5 ± 0.8 | 48.4 ± 0.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 77.2 ± 2.6 | 75.3 ± 1.4 | 74.8 ± 1.4 | 14.3 ± 0.5 | 14.7 ± 0.1 | 14.7 ± 0.2 | 10.8 ± 0.1 | 11.1 ± 0.2 | 13.8 ± 2.5 |
| 14 | 117.0 ± 3.8 | 117.6 ± 1.9 | 119.2 ± 2.2 | 11.80± 2.4 | 9.2 ± 0.0 | 10.0 ± 0.8 | 10.9 ± 0.0 | 12.0 ± 0.2 | 11.6 ± 0.3 |
| 21 | 158.0 ± 3.8 | 162.6 ± 1.8 | 161.1 ± 3.0 | 12.6 ± 0.2 | 12.7 ± 0.4 | 12.3 ± 0.2 | 10.1 ± 0.3 | 11.6 ± 0.3 | 10.7 ± 0.1 |
| 28 | 190.5 ± 4.7 | 189.9 ± 1.9 | 189.9 ± 3.3 | 9.8 ± 0.3 | 9.8 ± 0.0 | 9.4 ± 0.2 | 11.5 ± 0.0 | 11.7 ± 0.2 | 11.0 ± 0.8 |