Table 2

Food intake, caloric efficiency, body weight and composition of rats after four weeks on the experimental diets

Level (%)
Food intake (g/100 g BW)
Caloric efficiency (kcal/g)
Initial body weight (g)
Final body Weight (g)
Delta body weight gain (g)
Fat-free mass (g)
Fat-mass (g)
Total body water (%)

100
34.8 ± 7.1
21.8 ± 1.6
80.6 ± 8.4
227.6 ± 38.3
148.5 ± 32.3
201.6 ± 33.4
26.0 ± 6.7
62.0 ± 5.4
80
27.9 ± 5.7*
23.1 ± 2.7
84.3 ± 9.0
220.5 ± 17.5
136.3 ± 10.5
200.8 ± 17.5
19.7 ± 5.3*
66.7 ± 5.1
70
17.7 ± 1.7*
19.9 ± 1.9
82.4 ± 2.9
159.1 ± 10.0*
76.7 ± 12.0*
143.8 ± 8.7*
15.3 ± 3.5*
61.7 ± 6.9
60
16.0 ± 2.4*
27.3 ± 7.8*
90.0 ± 9.4
151.6 ± 7.7*
61.6 ± 11.0*
142.0 ± 7.6*
9.6 ± 2.7*
67.3 ± 3.3*

* = p < 0.05 in comparison to ad-libitum fed controls utilizing ANOVA with LSD.

Rising and Lifshitz Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:11   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-11