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Effect of purpurin on weight gain, food uptake, and food efficiency ratio
| Standard diet (SD) | High-fat diet (HFD) | HFD, 40 mg/kg purpurin | HFD, 80 mg/kg purpurin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight gain (g/mouse) | 7.59 | 25.49 | 19.49 | 15.72 |
| Food uptake (g/day mouse) | 3.00 ± 0.17a | 2.47 ± 0.19b | 2.49 ± 0.17b | 2.32 ± 0.16c |
| Food efficiency ratio | 3.61 | 14.72 | 11.19 | 9.69 |
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of 10 mice experiments. Values sharing a common letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05
