Table 4.
Effect of white kidney bean on body weight and adiposity (Experiment 2).
| Diet 1 | Final Body Weight (g) |
Body Mass Index 2 (g/mm) |
Subcutaneous Fat Mass 3 (mg/mm) |
Sum Visceral Fat Mass 4 (mg/mm) |
Total Fat Mass 5 (mg/mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 38.2 ± 3.3 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 64.1 ± 9.1 | 189.1 ± 30.3 | 253.2 ± 38.3 |
| Bean | 38.4 ± 3.4 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 47.6 ± 12.2 | 172.5 ± 33.3 | 220.1 ± 44.3 |
| p-value | 0.9182 | 0.9486 | 0.0085 | 0.3138 | 0.1323 |
1 Values are means ± SD. 2 Units are g or mg mass divided by length of tibia in mm; 3 Inguinal fat; 4 Sum total of mesenteric fat, retroperitoneal fat and epididymal fat depots. 5 Sum total of inguinal subcutaneous and sum visceral fat depots; Control n = 8, Bean n = 8.