Research Article
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 (106/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 |
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