Table 1.

Effects of SGP on fasting glucose and insulin levels after high fat/high sucrose feeding in New Zealand white rabbits ($n=6$ per group). Data are expressed as means ±SD.*P < .05 and **P < .01 versus control group.

Group	Dose	fasting blood glucose	plasma insulin levels
	mg·kg-1 bw	/mmol·L-1	/μU·ml-1
A (normal group)	—	$4.31\pm 0.58$**	$14.4\pm 9.8$
B (control group)	—	$7.36\pm 0.76$	$13.8\pm 12.5$
C (SGP group)	50	$6.18\pm 0.43$*	$17.6\pm 8.7$
D (SGP group)	100	$4.52\pm 0.37$**	$14.9\pm 7.9$
E (SGP group)	200	$4.68\pm 0.81$**	$17.0\pm 10.5$