Evaluation of Lemon Peel Juice Fermentation Methods and Its Impact on Hyperlipidemia and Health Management

Table 3

Week 8 average body weights of the control and treatment groups.

Group	Control	HF	HF dose 1	HF dose 2
Week number	Weight
W 0	349.0 ± 11.9^a	348.7 ± 11.3^a	348.7 ± 13.7^a	347.0 ± 18.3^a
W 1	362.6 ± 10.0^a	372.3 ± 11.5^a	372.3 ± 11.5^a	379.1 ± 8.1^a
W 2	394.3 ± 13.0^a	418.3 ± 14.2^b	418.3 ± 14.2^b	421.3 ± 12.2^b
W 3	415.1 ± 14.0^a	450.3 ± 16.2^c	450.3 ± 16.2^c	452.8 ± 15.8^c
W 4	430.9 ± 15.4^a	481.8 ± 20.9^c	481.8 ± 20.9^c	477.6 ± 14.1^c
W 5	454.5 ± 13.8^a	510.4 ± 22.1^c	510.4 ± 22.1^c	502.8 ± 18.6^c
W 6	475.8 ± 14.4^a	539.9 ± 14.5^c	537.8 ± 22.2^c	527.0 ± 21.4^c
W 7	491.7 ± 15.6^a	565.8 ± 23.0^c	565.8 ± 23.0^c	544.8 ± 25.5^c
W 8	507.3 ± 18.3^a	582.0 ± 25.6^c	582.0 ± 25.6^c	560.6 ± 24.2^b
Weight gain (g)
	158.3 ± 15.1^a	234.5 ± 14.9^d	233.3 ± 20.2^d	210.4 ± 26.3^c

Data are mean ± SD, n = 12 rats per group. Values with different superscript letters in the same row vary significantly ().