Table 2.
Effects of carrot juice on physical and plasma biochemical parameters
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| Con | Con-CJ | HFr | HFr-CJ | |
| Initial weight (g) | 38±0.76 | 38.0±0.73 | 39±0.71 | 38±0.76 |
| Final weight (g) | 279±4.7 | 258±7.3 | 266±15.2 | 254±2.0 |
| Weight gain (g) | 241±4.5 | 220±7.3 | 225±14.3 | 217±2.12 |
| Food intake (g) | 15.5±0.7 | 13.6±0.37* | 16.6±0.92 | 14.9±0.25* |
| Liver weight (g) | 9.0±0.32 | 8.3±0.59 | 8.6±0.51 | 9.0±0.64 |
| Plasma biochemistry2) | ||||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 93.8±11.3 | 76.9±9.0 | 95.1±19.7 | 108.9±13.1 |
| ALT (mU/mL) | 41.0±3.5 | 38.8±4.6 | 32.5±5.3 | 33.6±1.4 |
| AST (mU/mL) | 79.9±4.5 | 88.7±5.5 | 93.3±7.0 | 61.6±12.4* |
| FGF21 (ng/mL) | 234±32.8 | 258±36.4 | 175±47.7 | 253±40.8 |
| β-hydroxy butyrate (ng/mL) | 105±6.7 | 95±6.5 | 103±7.1 | 99±7.9 |
Values are represented as means±SE of 6 rats, except for FGF21 and β-hydroxy butyrate, 4 rats from each group. Data were analyzed by one way ANOVA with post-hoc least significance difference test.
*
Significantly different at P≤0.05 compared between with or without carrot juice groups of respective diet.
1)
Con, control diet; Con-CJ, control diet with carrot juice; HFr, high fructose diet; HFr-CJ, high fructose diet with carrot juice.
2)
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; FGF21, fibroblast growth factor 21.