Effects of White Wine Consumption on Weight in Rats: Do Polyphenols Matter?
Table 3
Average liquid intake, energy consumption, and feed efficiency among the animal groups.
Daily wine intake
Total daily liquid intake (wine + water)
TE, total energy intake after 4 weeks
Feed efficiency (BWG/TE)
mL/d
mL/d
kJ
g/kJ
Wy
10 ± 1
30 ± 1
11088.4 ± 126.4
0.0163 ± 0.0003
PWy
11 ± 1
30 ± 1
10380.1 ± 205.0
0.0172 ± 0.0004
Cy
n.a.
33 ± 1
11657.5 ± 244.8
0.0173 ± 0.0004
Wo
15 ± 2
29 ± 2
12097.6 ± 315.5
0.0026 ± 0.0004
PWo
11 ± 1
30 ± 1
10808.1 ± 282.4
0.0025 ± 0.0005
Co
n.a.
32 ± 1
11776.7 ± 179.5
0.0040 ± 0.0004
n.a.: not applicable; BWG: body weight gained; C: control; W: standard white wine; PW: polyphenol-rich white wine; y: younger animals; o: older animals. Results are expressed as means ± SEM. for PWy and PWo versus groups within the same age category.
