Table 2 Food intake, caloric efficiency, body weight and composition of rats after four weeks on the experimental diets
From: Energy expenditures & physical activity in rats with chronic suboptimal nutrition
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* |