Table 1.

Effect of SHE on body weight, blood glucose, blood lipids, LPO and MDA levels of GK rats

Period (week)	Group	BW (g)	BG (mM)	TG (mg/dl)	CH (mg/dl)	HDL-C (mg/dl)	LPO (µM)	MDA (µM)
0	Control	91 ± 5	5.8 ± 0.9	31.9 ± 3.3	112 ± 21	81.2 ± 11.9	7.0 ± 1.3	5.2 ± 2.1
	SHE	92 ± 5	5.8 ± 1.0	32.2 ± 3.2	112 ± 17	81.1 ± 12.0	7.1 ± 0.7	5.4 ± 1.2
16	Control	357 ± 11	14.3 ± 1.3	17.9 ± 3.1	107 ± 23	78.2 ± 14.3	11.2 ± 2.2	7.9 ± 2.4
	SHE	364 ± 13	11.4 ± 0.9*	18.2 ± 3.5	109 ± 17	82.1 ± 11.9	8.1 ± 0.7*	5.9 ± 1.8*

The results are expressed as means ± SD of ten rats per group. *p<0.05, compared with control group.