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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: Physiol Behav. 2009 Oct 6;98(5):618–624. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.09.016

Table 3.

Terminal serum lipids, liver enzymes, and kidney enzymes.

Stevia Agave Fructose HFCS HFCS/Hoodia Water
Cholesterol 99±8 112±13 123±9a 118±7a 102±7 100±4
TG (net) 59±6 78±13a 69±13 67±9b 62±6b 48±4
VLDL 12±1 16±2a 14±3 13±2b 12±1b 9±0.9
LDL 5±1 6±2 12±4 8±3 3±1 6±1
HDL 84±6 93±10 99±6 98±4 87±6 85±3
ALT 81±4 75±4 101±7a 90±5a 86±7 76±3
ALK 129±7 114±4 133±8 118±6 116±9 107±7
a

p<0.05 vs. control (water).

b

p<0.05, one-tailed t-test.