Research Article

Chronic Intake of Commercial Sweeteners Induces Changes in Feeding Behavior and Signaling Pathways Related to the Control of Appetite in BALB/c Mice

Table 1

Food, water, and energy intake. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. compared to control group in each week (differences between means with a 95% confidence interval). male and 9 female animals per group.

WeekGroupFood intake (g)Water intake (g)Energy intake (Kcal)Food intake (g)Water intake (g)Energy intake (Kcal)
MaleFemale

1Control5.22 ± 0.436.02 ± 0.1423.13 ± 1.763.48 ± 0.854.74 ± 0.5014.24 ± 3.50
SG4.12 ± 0.624.91 ± 0.5416.83 ± 1.344.02 ± 0.574.37 ± 0.5516.45 ± 2.35
Sucralose3.80 ± 0.015.20 ± 0.415.55 ± 0.064.41 ± 0.494.47 ± 0.2118.07 ± 2.01
Sucrose2.6 ± 0.311.75 ± 1.3116.13 ± 0.692.83 ± 0.199.36 ± 2.5515.32 ± 1.56

2Control5.41 ± 0.186.08 ± 0.0322.91 ± 0.774.14 ± 0.374.99 ± 0.6816.95 ± 1.51
SG3.99 ± 0.414.44 ± 0.2216.30 ± 1.683.61 ± 0.333.8 ± 0.2714.78 ± 1.35
Sucralose4.33 ± 0.316.12 ± 0.7917.73 ± 1.284.51 ± 0.364.78 ± 0.3918.46 ± 1.49
Sucrose2.55 ± 0.2312.7 ± 2.4315.54 ± 1.073.16 ± 0.4011.36 ± 3.517.47 ± 2.91

3Control4.55 ± 0.335.94 ± 0.1819.96 ± 1.363.93 ± 0.474.51 ± 0.0816.08 ± 1.92
SG4.14 ± 0.474.24 ± 0.2816.94 ± 1.923.55 ± 0.023.67 ± 0.1314.55 ± 0.11
Sucralose4.06 ± 0.285.05 ± 0.2316.61 ± 1.143.95 ± 0.564.27 ± 0.5916.18 ± 2.31
Sucrose2.84 ± 0.1911.61 ± 2.8616.27 ± 1.872.46 ± 0.209.27 ± 2.513.78 ± 1.54

4Control4.70 ± 0.065.99 ± 0.1818.99 ± 0.233.80 ± 0.224.46 ± 0.2015.57 ± 0.90
SG3.84 ± 0.124.63 ± 0.8215.73 ± 0.493.47 ± 0.123.6 ± 0.1414.20 ± 0.52
Sucralose4.10 ± 0.315.05 ± 0.3516.80 ± 1.33.45 ± 0.624.75 ± 0.6814.13 ± 2.5
Sucrose2.82 ± 0.3315.12 ± 0.9817.62 ± 1.112.62 ± 0.209.4 ± 1.3214.49 ± 1.01

5Control5.32 ± 0.305.84 ± 0.0320.53 ± 1.234.00 ± 0.424.4 ± 0.3716.37 ± 1.72
SG3.95 ± 0.154.64 ± 0.6616.15 ± 0.624.3 ± 0.953.49 ± 0.7017.61 ± 3.9
Sucralose4.42 ± 0.515.5 ± 0.8018.09 ± 2.094.01 ± 0.464.53 ± 0.5416.43 ± 1.9
Sucrose2.54 ± 0.2214.27 ± 1.4416.10 ± 0.432.50 ± 0.5411.6 ± 3.3614.88 ± 1.02

6Control4.55 ± 0.215.71 ± 0.2219.46 ± 0.854.54 ± 0.285.02 ± 0.2418.61 ± 1.16
SG3.77 ± 0.194.22 ± 0.6615.39 ± 0.803.6 ± 0.444.62 ± 1.0315.02 ± 1.82
Sucralose4.1 ± 0.884.88 ± 0.9816.79 ± 2.093.82 ± 0.094.45 ± 0.0615.66 ± 0.36
Sucrose2.57 ± 0.2814.05 ± 1.5616.14 ± 0.652.50 ± 0.2510.75 ± 3.314.56 ± 1.47