Table 4.
Levels of triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and HDL-cholesterol in SD rats after daily administration of stingless bee honey (SBH) for a period of six weeks.
| Parameters | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (ND) |
Group 2 (Obese rats; HFD) |
Group 3 (Obese rats; HFD+1000 mg/kg SBH) |
Group 4 (Obese rats; HFD+750 mg/kg SBH) |
Group 5 (Obese rats; HFD+500 mg/kg SBH) |
Group 6 (Obese rats; HFD+ orlistat) |
|
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 1.33 ± 0.22a | 0.73 ± 0.08b | 0.83 ± 0.08a, b | 0.78 ± 0.08a, b | 0.50 ± 0.05b |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.93 ± 0.11 | 1.93 ± 0.19 | 1.47 ± 0.14 | 1.80 ± 0.03 | 1.90 ± 0.15 | 1.75 ± 0.06 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.70 ± 0.13a | 0.17 ± 0.06b | 0.12 ± 0.03b | 0.17 ± 0.02b | 0.53 ± 0.15a |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.37 ± 0.10 | 0.93 ± 0.11a | 1.33 ± 0.10b | 1.35 ± 0.09b | 1.30 ± 0.09b | 1.17 ± 0.07 |
Results are presented as means ± SEM, n = 7.
Values are statistically significant at p < 0.05.
Note: asignificantly different compared to normal control rats (group 1); bsignificantly different compared to control obese rats (group 2).
ND: normal diet; HFD: high-fat diet; SBH: stingless bee honey.