Research Article

Antiatherosclerotic Effect of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. Fruit Parts in Rabbits Fed High Cholesterol Diet

Table 4

Food intake and body weight of rabbits fed experimental diets in week 0 and 8.

GroupAnimal weight (kg/rabbit)Daily food intake (g/rabbit)
WeekWeek
0808

NC1.87 ± 0.032.09 ± 0.06ab79.80 ± 61.5893.75 ± 2.05abc
PC1.82 ± 0.092.34 ± 0.04b80.00 ± 5.4490.33 ± 2.69ab
HS1.86 ± 0.022.22 ± 0.09ab76.71 ± 2.5782.79 ± 1.52a
HPO1.74 ± 0.022.19 ± 0.10ab74.93 ± 0.47107.50 ± 5.75c
HKO1.74 ± 0.042.13 ± 0.07ab81.92 ± 1.39103.37 ± 4.29bc
HF1.84 ± 0.082.02 ± 0.01a75.47 ± 0.27102.76 ± 5.92bc
HD1.75 ± 0.002.24 ± 0.01ab80.49 ± 4.55107.07 ± 1.14c

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Values are not significantly different at in week 0. NC: normal diet group, PC: positive control, HS, HPO, HKO, HF, and HD: hypercholesterolemic group treated with 10 mg/kg/day simvastatin, 20 g kg-1 of pulp oil, 20 g kg-1 kernel oil, 50 g kg-1 fullfat pulp, or 50 g kg-1 defatted pulp, respectively.