Chronic cola drinking induces metabolic and cardiac alterations in rats

Table 2 Body weight and nutritional facts (food, liquid, calories and sodium daily intake per 100 g body weight) after treatment and washout periods (mean ± SD)

	Treatment (6 mo)			Washout (12 mo)
	W6 (n = 15)	C6 (n = 14)	L6 (n = 15)	W12 (n = 7)	C12 (n = 6)	L12 (n = 8)
Body Weight (g)	626 ± 8	669 ± 9b	630 ± 9	689 ± 10d	703 ± 27	699 ± 61
Intake (mL or g/100 g BW)
Liquid	8.7 ± 1.2	14.7 ± 2.8c	8.5 ± 1.7	7.1 ± 1.1	11.3 ± 1.8cd	6.5 ± 1.5
Solid	4.9 ± 0.6	3.4 ± 0.6c	5.1 ± 0.4	5.5 ± 0.6	3.8 ± 0.6a	4.9 ± 0.6a
Energy (Kcal/100 g BW)
Liquid	0	6.17 ± 0.5c	0.09 ± 0.00	0	0	0
Solid	14.7 ± 1.1	10.2 ± 1.3	15.3 ± 0.9	16.5 ± 1.0	11.4 ± 0.9	14.7 ± 0.9
Total	14.7 ± 1.1	16.4 ± 1.2b	15.4 ± 0.9	16.5 ± 1.5	11.4 ± 1.1d	14.7 ± 0.9
Sodium (mg/100 g BW)
Liquid	0	0.59 ± 0.2c	0.34 ± 0.1c	0	0	0
Solid	9.8 ± 1.0	6.8 ± 0.7a	10.2 ± 0.9	11.0 ± 0.1	7.6 ± 0.7	9.8 ± 1.0
Total	9.8 ± 1.0	7.4 ± 1.2	10.5 ± 1.0	11.0 ± 0.1	7.6 ± 0.7a	9.8 ± 1.0

Calculations based on: (1) kcal/g or mL: 3 (food), 0.42 (Coke) and 0.01 (Light coke); (2) Na⁺ mg/g or mL: 2 (food), 0.075 (Coke or Light coke).

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01,

^cP < 0.001 vs W for the same period (i.e. treatment or washout);

^dP < 0.01 vs respective group after treatment.