Table 2.

Food consumption by male Wistar rats treated with E 171

A. 7-day Study
		Food Consumption Mean ± S.E.a
Group	Treatment	g/animal/day	g/kg BW/day
1	0 ppm E 171	21.4 ± 0.6	75.8 ± 1.8
2	40 ppm E 171	22.1 ± 0.4	78.9 ± 2.0
3	400 ppm E 171	22.3 ± 0.5	81.6 ± 3.0
4	5000 ppm E 171	23.0 ± 0.3	83.8 ± 1.8b

B. 100-day Study
		Food Consumption Mean ± S.E.a
		Week 2		Week 5		Week 10		Week 15
Group	Treatment	g/animal/day	g/kg BW/day	g/animal/day	g/kg BW/day	g/animal/day	g/kg BW/day	g/animal/day	g/kg BW/day
1	0 ppm E 171	23.9 ± 1.4	86.5 ± 5.2	22.8 ± 0.6	64.7 ± 1.7	22.4 ± 0.6	53.8 ± 1.4	22.0 ± 0.5	49.5 ± 1.2
2	40 ppm E 171	22.9 ± 0.4	85.3 ± 1.6	22.7 ± 0.2	66.7 ± 0.7	21.3 ± 0.4	52.2 ± 0.9	21.4 ± 0.3	48.7 ± 0.8
3	400 ppm E 171	23.1 ± 0.5	83.1 ± 1.8	24.8 ± 0.6b	69.8 ± 1.6b	22.6 ± 0.6	52.9 ± 1.4	22.1 ± 0.8	48.7 ± 1.7
4	5000 ppm E 171	23.3 ± 0.2	84.9 ± 0.8	24.7 ± 0.3b	70.9 ± 0.8b	22.7 ± 0.4	54.7 ± 1.1	22.3 ± 0.4	49.9 ± 0.9
5	180 mg/kg DMH · 2HCl	22.3 ± 0.3	85.5 ± 1.2	22.0 ± 0.4	66.5 ± 1.2	21.5 ± 0.3	54.6 ± 0.9	21.4 ± 0.3	50.6 ± 0.7
6	180 mg/kg DMH · 2HCl + 40 ppm E 171	23.4 ± 0.5	89.1 ± 1.7	23.2 ± 0.5	68.8 ± 1.6	22.6 ± 0.5	55.5 ± 1.3	21.7 ± 0.5	49.7 ± 1.2
7	180 mg/kg DMH · 2HCl + 400 ppm E 171	22.1 ± 0.5	85.8 ± 1.9	22.3 ± 0.4c	67.4 ± 1.3	21.5 ± 0.3	53.9 ± 0.9	21.0 ± 0.3	47.6 ± 0.7
8	180 mg/kg DMH · 2HCl + 5000 ppm E 171	23.5 ± 0.8	89.6 ± 3.2	24.0 ± 0.8d	71.6 ± 2.3	22.2 ± 0.8	54.7 ± 1.8	22.2 ± 0.8	51.0 ± 1.8

^aN=10 for all groups

^bSignificantly different compared to 0 ppm E 171 group p<0.05

^aN=8 for all groups and all time points

^bSignificantly different compared to 0 ppm E 171 group, p<0.05

^cSignificantly different compared to 400 ppm E 171 group, p<0.05

^dSignificantly different compared to 180 mg/kg DMH · 2HCl group, p<0.05