FIG. 1.

Effect of Monascus-fermented grains (MFGEs) on fasting blood glucose, plasma insulin levels, and homeostatic model assessment as an index of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in rats at the end of week 16. RD, regular diet; HFD, high-fructose (60%) plus high-fat (20%) diet; HF+MD, HF+MFGEs (300 mg/kg body weight); HF+SD, HF+atorvastatin (20 mg/kg body weight). ^a–cWithin a bar, data with different letters are significantly different (P<.05). Results are expressed as mean values±standard deviation (SD). Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/jmf