Body weights of female rats across the diet intervention, gestation, and lactation.

Rats in the Sucrose group had free access to 10% sucrose solution during the 28-day diet intervention and during gestation, with access ceasing at parturition (P). Data are group means ± SEM, with n = 12 for the diet intervention phase and n = 11 for gestation and lactation phases (1 rat from each group miscarried). Relative to Controls, the Sucrose group gained a greater proportion of starting body weight during the diet intervention, *p = .02, and lost a greater proportion of weight during lactation, **p = .003. Groups did not differ in the rate of weight gain during gestation.