Table 2.
The effects of Flavangenol on liver and visceral fat weight for each viscus.
| TSNO-MF | TSOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | WTD | WTD-flavangenol 3% | WTD-flavangenol 5% | ||
| Liver (g) | 1.69 ± 0.19 | 1.89 ± 0.17 | 3.03 ± 0.64** | 1.79 ± 0.11## | 1.79 ± 0.10## |
| Epididymal fat (g) | 0.59 ± 0.15* | 2.92 ± 0.27 | 3.09 ± 0.23 | 3.11 ± 0.33 | 2.77 ± 0.29# |
| Mesenteric fat (g) | 0.35 ± 0.I6** | 1.60 ± 0.39 | 2.02 ± 0.28* | 1.21 ± 0.27## | 1.04 ± 0.36## |
| Retroperitoneal fat (g) | 0.17 ± 0.05** | 0.65 ± 0.09 | 0.78 ± 0.20 | 0.56 ± 0.05## | 0.57 ± 0.07## |
| Perinephric fat (g) | 0.08 ± 0.02** | 0.59 ± 0.13 | 0.94 ± 0.13** | 0.41 ± 0.11## | 0.35 ± 0.12## |
Data represent the mean ± SD of 8-9 animals. *P < .05 and **P < .01 Significant differences from the TSOD MF group. # P < .05 and ## P < .01 Significant differences from the TSOD-WTD group.