Long-Term Ketogenic Diet Induces Metabolic Acidosis, Anemia, and Oxidative Stress in Healthy Wistar Rats

Table 6

The comparison of hematology profiles of rats receiving standard and ketogenic diets for 60 days.

Hematology parameters	N	Diet	Mean ± SEM	value
RBC (10^6/μL)	8	Standard	8.04 ± 0.24	0.33
	7	Ketogenic	7.65 ± 0.29
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	8	Standard	13.76 ± 0.33	0.02
	7	Ketogenic	11.98 ± 0.54
Hematocrit (%)	8	Standard	39.90 ± 0.97	0.001
	7	Ketogenic	32.77 ± 1.69
MCV (fL)	8	Standard	49.78 ± 1.40	0.001
	7	Ketogenic	42.67 ± 0.89
MCH (pg)	8	Standard	17.15 ± 0.37	0.01
	7	Ketogenic	15.62 ± 0.19