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Table 3 Means of initial body weight, final body weight and body weight gain % in control groups rats and rats treated with different levels of stevia sweetener after 8 weeks

From: Antihyperlipidemic efficacy of aqueous extract of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in albino rats

Experimental groups

Initial body weight (g)

Final body weight (g)

Body weight gain (%)

N0

152.70 ± 2.32a

186.31 ± 6.80b

22.01b

H0

153.80 ± 3.04a

195.26 ± 4.50a

26.95a

H1

155.70 ± 3.65a

134.55 ± 4.42c

−13.58c

H2

154.01 ± 4.02a

130.22 ± 4.50c

−15.44 cd

H3

154.05 ± 4.70a

126.48 ± 6.12 cd

−17.89d

H4

153.05 ± 4.44a

124.77 ± 7.80d

−18.47d

  1. Results are expressed as percentage of body weight gain of hyperlipidemic and normal rats (mean ± S.E.R., n = 10)
  2. N0 = Basal diet and distilled water
  3. H0 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water
  4. H1 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 200 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
  5. H2 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 300 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
  6. H3 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 400 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
  7. H4 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 500 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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