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Table 1 Body weight gain (%) and total food intake (g) in normal cholesterol chow diet and cholesterol-rich diet rats submitted to continuous moderate training (5 or 2 consecutive days/week) during 8 weeks

From: Effects of 2 or 5 consecutive exercise days on adipocyte area and lipid parameters in Wistar rats

Group/Tissue

Total Food Intake (g)

Body Weight Gain (%)

C

1108 ± 55.05

64.06 ± 4.18

TC5

1127 ± 34.73

36.58 ± 2.88 *+

TC2

1034 ± 55.70

60.98 ± 3.01

H

1405 ± 33.64 °

94.86 ± 3.64 °

TH5

1347 ± 23.19 °

68.35 ± 3.53 *°

TH2

1252 ± 31.22 °

72.20 ± 4.38 *

  1. * p ≤ 0.05 comparing trained × sedentary groups; +p ≤ 0.05 comparing 5 × 2 days/week exercised groups; ° p ≤ 0.05 comparing normal cholesterol chow diet × cholesterol-rich diet groups. Sedentary control (C) and cholesterol-rich diet group (H); 5 and 2× per week continuous training control (TC5) (TC2); 5 and 2× per week continuous training cholesterol-rich diet group (TH5) (TH2).