[Table/Fig-1]:

Body weight and fat accretion (visceral fat, retroperitoneal fat and epididymal fat weights) (gm) in control, fructose fed and fructose plus melatonin treated groups. Data were expressed as mean ±S.E. (n=10). One way ANOVA: *p<0.05, vs control; ^#p<0.05, vs fructose group.

	Control	Fructose	Fructose plus Melatonin
Body weight (gm)	211±0.18	270±10.1*	292±15.6*
Visceral fat (gm)	2.7±0.18	3.8±0.24*	2.7±1.86#
Retroperitoneal fat (gm)	4.3±0.15	5.4±0.26*	3.9±0.25#
Epididymal fat (gm)	2.8±0.15	4.7±0.21*	3.2±0.24#