Table 4.
The effect of the CORE and CQR-300 extracts on the concentrations of TBARS and carbonyls.
| Group 1 BMI>30 Placebo (2100 Kcal/day diet) |
Group 2 BMI>30 CORE (no dietary restriction) |
Group 3 BMI>30 CORE (2100 Kcal/day diet) |
Group 4 BMI>30 CQR-300 (2100 Kcal/day diet) |
Group 5 BMI 25–29.9 CORE (no dietary restriction) |
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| Time (weeks) | T = 0 | T = 6 | T = 0 | T = 8 | T = 0 | T = 8 | T = 0 | T = 6 | T = 0 | T = 8 |
| TBARS (umol/L) | 1.42 ± 0.51 | 1.60 ± 0.38 | 1.66 ± 0.56 | 0.87 ± 0.53** | 1.78 ± 0.38 | 0.72 ± 0.35**† | 1.84 ± 0.51 | 0.98 ± 0.18** | 1.06 ± 0.24 | 0.66 ± 0.13**† |
| Carbonyls (nmol/mg protein) | 1.95 ± 0.73 | 2.09 ± 0.68 | 2.03 ± 0.39 | 0.98 ± 0.39** | 1.96 ± 0.40 | 0.84 ± 0.27**† | 2.06 ± 0.28 | 1.10 ± 0.34** | 0.94 ± 0.20 | 0.77 ± 0.36**† |
**p < 0.001 compared to T = 0; †p < 0.01 compared to CQR-300 (Group 4).