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Table 1 Diet methods

From: The effect of ketogenic diets on neurogenesis and apoptosis in the dentate gyrus of the male rat hippocampus

Group

Control

KD

TRD

CD

Feeding method

Ad libitum

Ad libitum

Ad libitum

Ad libitum

Feeding time

No restriction

No restriction

Restricted to 8 h (20:00–12:00)

Restricted to 8 h (20:00–12:00)

Provided food

Regular pellet

Ketogenic diet

Regular pellet

Ketogenic diet

Food consumption (g/rat/day)

25 ± 8

27 ± 10

19 ± 8

19 ± 9

Food consumption (kcal/rat/day)

40.5 ± 13

59.6 ± 20.1 l*

30.8 ± 13*

41.7 ± 19.7

  1. Shown are mean ± SD. One-way ANOVA test for diet volume: [F(3,20) = 4.195; P < 0.05], *Bonferroni post hoc test: significant difference only between TRD vs. KD groups