Table 2.
Food intake, body weight gain, and food efficiency ratio
Group | Food intake (g/day) | Body weight gain (g/day) | Food efficiency ratio (FER, %) |
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C57bl/6-Nr | 2.71 | 0.082 ± 0.01 | 3.02 ± 0.33 |
HFD-CTL | 2.67 | 0.427 ± 0.01 | 15.97 ± 0.39 +++ |
HFD-GK 245 mg/kg | 2.01 | 0.299 ± 0.02 | 14.89 ± 0.94 |
HFD-YST 300 mg/kg | 2.23 | 0.262 ± 0.01 | 11.73 ± 0.67 *** |
Normal diet group: C57bl/6 J-Nr; HFD-control group: HFD-CTL; HFD plus 245 mg/kg Garcinia cambogia extract: HFD-GK; HFD plus 300 mg/kg YST: HFD-YST. The values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). +p < 0.05, ++p < 0.01, and +++p < 0.001 compared with C57bl/6 J-Nr, and *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001 compared with HFD-CTL