Table 3.
Effect of RS and CA extracts on study parameters.
| Groups | Body weight gain (g) | Food intake (g/rat/day) | Energy intake (Kcal/rat/day) | Feed efficiency ratio (%) | Glucose (mg/dL), Day 0 |
Glucose (mg/dL), Day 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPD | 11.67 ± 1.67 | 9.59 ± 0.04 | 36.24 ± 0.14 | 15.36 ± 2.23 | 92.50 ± 3.94 | 90.00 ± 3.15 |
| NPD + STZ | 10.00 ± 2.89 | 10.25 ± 0.04 | 38.76 ± 0.14 | 12.29 ± 3.58 | 156.33 ± 4.78 | 97.17 ± 3.46 |
| HFD + STZ | 20.00 ± 1.83 | 19.90 ± 0.13z | 109.87 ± 0.72z | 8.67 ± 0.79x | 349.67 ± 19.12z | 405.83 ± 20.79z |
| RS4 | 16.67 ± 4.22 | 19.62 ± 0.18 | 108.29 ± 1.02 | 7.35 ± 1.87 | 341.00 ± 38.16 | 200.33 ± 41.89c |
| RS8 | 26.67 ± 3.07 | 21.11 ± 0.25 | 116.53 ± 1.39 | 10.89 ± 1.25 | 335.83 ± 39.00 | 144.33 ± 25.12c |
| CA4 | 22.50 ± 2.50 | 20.14 ± 0.69 | 111.19 ± 3.80 | 9.70 ± 1.19 | 353.50 ± 25.42 | 258.33 ± 36.56b |
| CA8 | 20.00 ± 1.83 | 19.98 ± 0.18 | 110.31 ± 0.99 | 8.62 ± 0.76 | 322.17 ± 33.81 | 136.33 ± 14.76c |
| MET | 15.83 ± 2.01 | 18.38 ± 0.09b | 101.46 ± 0.48b | 7.43 ± 0.94 | 323.17 ± 38.29 | 129.00 ± 18.99c |
Values are expressed as Mean ± SEM (n = 6), analyzed by one way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni test. x denotes p < 0.05, z denotes p < 0.001 as compared to NPD, b denotes p < 0.01 & c denotes p < 0.001 as compared to HFD + STZ.