Table 3.
Effects of the LE on body weight, food efficiency ratio, and fat-pad weights in HD-induced obese rats.
| Group | ND | HD | HD + tea | HD + LE100 | HD + LE200 | HD + LE400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial body weight (g) | 453.33 ± 30.95 | 553.25 ± 35.12### | 553.00 ± 41.79 | 553.20 ± 38.40 | 553.20 ± 41.32 | 553.20 ± 33.80 |
| Final body weight (g) | 560.40 ± 16.94 | 729.13 ± 77.27### | 631.13 ± 42.13** | 692.20 ± 24.53 | 665.60 ± 34.88* | 634.00 ± 16.18* |
| Body weight gain (g) | 106.00 ± 19.89 | 175.88 ± 83.91# | 93.29 ± 41.32** | 139.00 ± 42.34 | 112.40 ± 27.26** | 93.50 ± 24.38*** |
| Food intake (g/rat/day) | 27.02 ± 1.88 | 19.88 ± 1.24### | 16.60 ± 1.66* | 17.88 ± 1.78 | 17.57 ± 1.56 | 17.06 ± 0.99* |
| FER (%) | 9.55 ± 1.54 | 17.48 ± 3.82# | 11.50 ± 1.83* | 15.02 ± 2.99 | 14.76 ± 3.97 | 10.71 ± 2.85* |
| Whole fat (g) | 32.61 ± 1.77 | 76.79 ± 5.17 | 59.73 ± 4.17 | 71.94 ± 3.26 | 66.38 ± 2.99 | 60.13 ± 2.77 |
| Abdominal (g) | 14.73 ± 3.44 | 39.35 ± 8.37### | 29.88 ± 4.74 | 36.48 ± 2.64 | 33.59 ± 3.94 | 31.45 ± 4.38 |
| Epididymal (g) | 10.94 ± 2.39 | 23.39 ± 7.15# | 19.72 ± 9.13 | 22.06 ± 6.06 | 21.74 ± 4.27 | 19.15 ± 4.08 |
| Visceral (g) | 6.50 ± 1.18 | 13.39 ± 5.09# | 9.54 ± 2.80 | 12.86 ± 4.24 | 10.51 ± 3.71 | 8.99 ± 2.56 |
| Brown (g) | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 0.67 ± 0.09### | 0.59 ± 0.02 | 0.55 ± 0.08 | 0.54 ± 0.05 | 0.54 ± 0.06 |
Data are mean ± SD values (n ≥ 8). # P < .05, ### P < .001 versus the ND group; *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001 versus HD groups. FER: food efficiency ratio.