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Table 3 Effect of AP tea infusion on feed intake, caloric intake, net body weight gain and visceral fat in rats fed with high energy diet

From: Athrixia phylicoides tea infusion (bushman tea) improves adipokine balance, glucose homeostasis and lipid parameters in a diet-induced metabolic syndrome rat model

Items

Groups

ND control

HED control

HED + AP 50 mg/Kg BW

HED + AP 100 mg/Kg BW

HED + 50 mg/Kg BW metformin

Feed intake, g

268.80 ± 28.80

172.50 ± 15.78*

200.00 ± 12.46

197.30 ± 7.44

181.8 ± 15.74*

Calorie intake, Kcal/100 g BW

31.48 ± 3.23

32.83 ± 2.93

38.70 ± 2.53

38.66 ± 1.68

39.52 ± 2.97

Net body weight gain, g

29.33 ± 4.06

30.5 ± 2.83

17.33 ± 4.83#

19.33 ± 4.19#

27.2 ± 3.25

Visceral fat, g

2.02 ± 0.11

4.96 ± 0.35***

3.06 ± 0.35*##

3.20 ± 0.37*#

5.31 ± 0.38***

Visceral fat, %

0.50 ± 0.03

1.23 ± 0.10***

0.79 ± 0.08*#

0.83 ± 0.08*#

1.33 ± 0.11***

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard error of mean
  2. NDC normal diet control, HEDC high energy diet control, HEDL high energy diet + 50 mg/Kg BW AP (n = 6), HEDH high energy diet + 100 mg/kg BW AP, HEDM high energy diet + 50 mg/Kg BW metformin (n = 6)
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. ***p < 0.001 compared to NDC
  5. #p < 0.05
  6. ##p < 0.01 compared to HEDC
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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