TABLE 1.

Physiological parameters determined in rats after 3 weeks of administration of control or fructose-containing drinking water

Variables	Control group (n = 32)	Fructose-treated group (n = 24)
Glucose (mmol/l)	4.91 ± 0.2	5.62 ± 0.4
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	0.45 ± 0.12	1.18 ± 0.47*
Insulin (mIU/l)	17.74 ± 0.59	49.11 ± 0.42†
HOMA-IR	4.21 ± 0.56	14.24 ± 0.86†
Body weight (g)	254 ± 33	267 ± 26

Physiological parameters determined in rats after 3 weeks of administration of normal or fructose-containing drinking water. Fasting triglyceride, insulin levels, and HOMA-IR were increased in fructose-treated rats after 3 weeks of administration of fructose-containing drinking water. Values shown are mean ± SE from each group of rats, respectively.

*P < 0.05,

†P < 0.001 compared with rats treated with water.