Table 3.

Changes in bodyweight and weight gain (g) over a period of 8 weeks in three different polysaccharides (1P, 2P, and 3P) supplemented and diabetic plus high-fat diet-fed rats (DHF).

	DHF	DHF+1P	DHF+2P	DHF+3P
Week 0	302.12 ± 2.1	290.82 ± 3.41	295.63 ± 3.1	292.35 ± 2.9
Week 2	360.29 ± 3.1	339.19 ± 2.76*	342.56 ± 3.1*	343.37 ± 2.97*
Week 4	430.71 ± 3.4	405.84 ± 3.67*	408.43 ± 2.66*	410.38 ± 3.2*
Week 6	469.28 ± 3.2	425.12 ± 3.54*	428.47 ± 3.15*	442.24 ± 2.99*
Week 8	499.8 ± 2.9	451.13 ± 3*	456.53 ± 3.33*	460.87 ± 3.12*
Weight gain	197.7 ± 4	160.31 ± 4.1*	190.09 ± 3.54†	188.52 ± 3†#

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 10). The ∗ indicates a significant difference compared to DHF group at respective week (P < 0.01), † indicates a significant compared DHF+1P (P < 0.01), and # indicates a significant difference compared to DHF+2P (P < 0.05).