Figure 2

Body weight of the rats from weaning (21 days) until the end of the experiment (60 days). Results are expressed as means ± standard deviation of 10 animals per group. B, balanced; BF, balanced–fructose; LB, low protein–balanced; LF: low protein–fructose. Different letters indicate a statistically significant difference (a#b#c#d) among groups (p <0.05).