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Table 3 The effects of each diet on body weight, food intake, and the food efficiency ratio in HFD-induced obese mice

From: The nutritional composition and anti-obesity effects of an herbal mixed extract containing Allium fistulosum and Viola mandshurica in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice

 

ND

HFD

AFE

VME

(AFE + VME)

Final body weight, g

30.70 ± 0.52a

45.10 ± 1.10b

38.40 ± 1.72c

37.80 ± 0.85c

33.75 ± 1.47a

Body weight gain, g/day

0.18 ± 0.01a

0.38 ± 0.02b

0.25 ± 0.03c

0.22 ± 0.02c

0.17 ± 0.03a

Food intake, g/day

5.14 ± 0.00

2.92 ± 0.00

2.84 ± 0.00

2.82 ± 0.00

2.29 ± 0.03

Food efficiency ratio, %

3.57 ± 0.14a

13.10 ± 0.57b

9.78 ± 0.97c

7.80 ± 0.66c

7.20 ± 1.01c

  1. Food efficiency ratio (%) = body weight gain/food intake × 100. The values are expressed as the mean ± SE (n = 5)
  2. Values within arrow with different letters are significantly different from each other at p <0.05 as determined by Tukey’s range test