Table 2.

Mean food consumption by rats administered blueberry leaf powder for 13 weeks.

Weeks	Dose groups (mg/kg body weight/day)
	Males (n = 10)				Females (n = 10)
	Control	500	1000	2500	Control	500	1000	2500
0	19.4 ± 2.7	19.7 ± 2.4	19.6 ± 2.0	19.8 ± 2.0	14.5 ± 1.3	14.5 ± 1.2	15.3 ± 1.0	15.4 ± 1.4
1	20.6 ± 2.0	20.4 ± 2.1	20.6 ± 2.1	21.0 ± 1.7	14.7 ± 1.6	15.1 ± 1.0	15.3 ± 1.3	15.8 ± 1.5
2	23.0 ± 2.2	22.7 ± 2.6	23.5 ± 2.3	23.0 ± 2.4	15.8 ± 1.7	15.3 ± 1.4	15.9 ± 1.6	16.4 ± 1.9
3	24.7 ± 2.0	23.8 ± 2.9	24.8 ± 2.1	24.5 ± 2.5	15.9 ± 2.2	15.7 ± 1.3	16.2 ± 1.8	16.7 ± 1.6
4	24.5 ± 2.1	24.3 ± 1.8	24.4 ± 3.1	23.0 ± 2.4	16.1 ± 1.9	17.5 ± 4.8	16.3 ± 1.7	16.6 ± 1.6
5	23.7 ± 2.5	24.0 ± 1.8	24.0 ± 2.5	22.5 ± 2.3	16.0 ± 1.5	15.3 ± 1.4	15.7 ± 2.2	15.9 ± 2.2
6	24.2 ± 2.7	23.8 ± 3.5	24.0 ± 3.9	21.0 ± 2.8	15.4 ± 2.8	15.3 ± 2.5	15.7 ± 1.6	15.7 ± 1.7
7	22.7 ± 2.9	23.0 ± 2.7	22.2 ± 4.6	20.7 ± 1.5	15.7 ± 1.9	16.2 ± 2.4	16.2 ± 1.4	15.8 ± 1.5
8	22.5 ± 3.3	21.7 ± 3.2	21.2 ± 3.8	20.6 ± 2.1	14.8 ± 1.7	16.1 ± 2.3	15.3 ± 1.7	16.0 ± 1.9
9	22.6 ± 3.2	17.4 ± 3.9*	17.2 ± 3.2*	17.2 ± 1.4*	15.2 ± 1.8	16.4 ± 1.7	15.5 ± 1.6	16.1 ± 1.3
10	21.6 ± 2.9	19.1 ± 3.7	20.2 ± 2.5	20.9 ± 3.5	15.1 ± 1.3	14.8 ± 2.3	14.8 ± 1.8	13.5 ± 2.4
11	19.6 ± 3.3	20.2 ± 2.9	21.1 ± 3.1	20.9 ± 2.8	15.1 ± 1.3	14.8 ± 1.8	14.3 ± 1.3	14.5 ± 2.8
12	19.6 ± 3.2	19.4 ± 1.7	20.1 ± 3.1	20.0 ± 2.7	14.8 ± 1.7	14.8 ± 2.4	14.5 ± 1.4	14.4 ± 2.4
13	20.2 ± 2.7	18.9 ± 1.1	20.0 ± 3.4	20.0 ± 2.5	15.2 ± 1.5	14.6 ± 2.6	14.6 ± 1.2	15.2 ± 2.0

All values represent the mean (in grams) ± S.D. *Significantly different from the controls (P <  0.05, Dunnett’s test).