Table 1.

Physiological and biochemical characteristics

	Control	HFD
Body weight (g)	27.2 ± 0.5	34.2 ± 0.1*
Liver weight (g)	1.17 ± 0.02	1.09 ± 0.02
ALT (IU/l)	16.3 ± 2.7	17.9 ± 2.2
TG (mg/dl)	83.8 ± 8.9	149.6 ± 11.4*
TC (mg/dl)	89.8 ± 11.8	133.4 ± 9.1*
FFA (mEq/l)	700.0 ± 139.2	1301.3 ± 106.3*
Blood glucose (mg/dl)	112.2 ± 7.7	143.1 ± 9.1*
IRI (ng/ml)	0.32 ± 0.1	1.47 ± 0.4*

Data were mean ± SE

* p < 0.05 vs. Control by ANOVA and Wilcoxon test