Table 3.
Effects of Solidago virgaurea var. gigantea 10% ethanol extract (SV10E) on body weight in mice fed a high-fat diet.
| Group |
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| NFD | HFD | GR | SV0.5 | SV2 | |
| Body weight gain (g/10 weeks) | 8.29 ± 0.74a | 24.05 ± 1.28c | 19.27 ± 1.28b | 20.28 ± 1.35b | 21.54 ± 1.68b |
| Food intake (g/day) | 3.74 ± 0.13a | 3.41 ± 0.13a | 3.51 ± 0.13a | 3.33 ± 0.13a | 3.40 ± 0.13a |
| FER | 2.22 ± 0.20a | 7.06 ± 5.49ab | 5.49 ± 0.36b | 6.09 ± 0.41b | 6.34 ± 0.50b |
| Epididymal white adipose tissue weight (g) | 1.00 ± 0.16a | 2.31 ± 0.16b | 2.18 ± 0.16b | 2.53 ± 0.28b | 2.36 ± 0.08b |
| Liver weight (g) | 1.27 ± 0.19a | 1.65 ± 0.38b | 1.19 ± 0.07a | 1.34 ± 0.09a | 1.18 ± 0.04a |
Results are presented as mean ± SE (n = 6). Values within a row with different letters are significantly different from each other (p < 0.05).
NFD, normal-fat diet control; HFD, high-fat diet control; GR, HFD + 1% Garcinia cambogia extract of 60% (–)-hydroxycitric acid; SV0.5, HFD + 0.5% SV10E; SV2, HFD + 2% SV10E; FER, food efficiency ratio = Body weight gain (g/day)/Food intake (g/day).