Lipotropic activities of aqueous extract of Vernonia guineensis Benth. in Wistar rats fed high fat diet

Table 3 Effect of AEVG on the evolution of body weight and abdominal fat accumulation

Groups	Weight gain (%)	Abdominal Fat (g)	Food intake (g/day)	Energy Intake (Kcal/day)
ND + distilled water (Normal Control)	3.10	10.00 ± 2.33	49.66 ± 5,10	207.24 ± 1.07
HFD + distilled water (Negative Control)	3.83	19.96 ± 0.04^b	59.33 ± 3.29	278.19 ± 2.70
HFD + AEVG (400 mg/kgBW)	-0.69	11.78 ± 4.61^a	54.26 ± 3.49	254.42 ± 1.97
HFD + Fenofibrate (100 mg/kgBW) (Positive Control)	0.70	9.66 ± 0.47^a	51.33 ± 13.69	240.68 ± 3.42

ND Normal diet, HFD high fat diet, AEVG aqueous extract of Vernonia guineensis
Values were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and as percentage of weight gain
^an = 5 and ^bp < 0.05; significantly different compared to the negative control and the positive control respectively

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