The problem is that those estimates are conditional on what variables they put into their statistical model, so they are really usually rather meaningless (not

The problem is that those estimates are conditional on what variables they put into their statistical model, so they are really usually rather meaningless (not that the mere direction is any more reliable, this can switch too). Maybe you can say: "A specific carbonated beverage (batch 1234 from supplier X) provided ad lib via a standard rodent water bottle with sipper tube increased weight gain by 10% over the course of 3 months (as they aged 3-6 months) of male sprague dawley rats bred by Harlan USA in 2015, raised two to a cage, fed Z brand rat chow ad lib (10 % fat content), kept on a 12 hr reversed day/night cycle at 18-23 C with relative humidity maintained between 40-60%. Over the course of the study, the rats were removed from the cage only three times a week: for 10 seconds of weighing in the afternoons MWF."