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Table 3.

Effect of HFD, L-Carnitine and HMF on plasma lipid profile and adipose tissues weight in HFD rats

	Normal diet	HFD	L-Carnitine	HMF
TG (mg/dl)	63.94 ± 2.19	172.6 ± 1.73**^a	118.5 ± 1.21 b	116 ± 1.83^b

VLDL (mg/dl)	12.79 ± 0.44	34.52 ± 0.35**^a	23.69 ± 0.24^b	23.20 ± 0.37^b

T.C (mg/dl)	95.29 ± 1.03	152.7 ± 2.56**^a	109.6 ± 1.51^b	113.1 ± 1.54^b

HDL (mg/dl)	70.97 ± 1.89	53.34 ± 2.52**^a	67.45 ± 1.4^b	65.59 ± 1.36^b

LDL (mg/dl)	12.48 ± 2.0	67.06 ± 1.65**^a	17.29 ± 0. 85^b	17.42 ± 2.08^b

Visceral fat (gm)	3.54 ± 0.51	14.8 ± 1.07**^a	10.10 ± 0.33^b	10.40 ± 0.93^b

Perirenal fat (gm)	3.54 ± 0.51	14.8 ± 1.07**^a	10.10 ± 0.33 b	10.40 ± 0.93^b

Values significantly different compared to normal P** < 0.01. Values are expressed as means ± SEM. Means not sharing common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05)