Table 3.
Summary of comparisons between high fat diet group (HFD) and both phenolic enriched high fat diet (P+HFD) and phenolic enriched cooked ham high fat diet (PECH + HFD).
| Oxidative and Inflammatory Markers | Does it Improve Compared to HFD Group in… | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P + HFD? | PECH + HFD? | ||
| Physiological parameters | Bodyweight | NO | NO |
| Adipose tissue volume | YES *** | YES ** | |
| Hepatic fat | YES *** | NO | |
| Spleen Index | YES * | YES ** | |
| Inflammatory markers (plasma) | MCP-1 | NO | YES * |
| IL-6 | YES **** | YES *** | |
| IL-10 | YES * | YES * | |
| TNF-α | YES ** | YES *** | |
| Inflammatory markers (gut) | IL-1β | YES **** | YES **** |
| IL-6 | YES **** | YES **** | |
| IL-10 | NO | NO | |
| Oxidative biomarkers | PON1 | YES** | NO |
| GPX | NO | YES **** | |
| CATALASA | YES * | YES **** | |
| FRAP | YES ** | YES ** | |
| PON1 | NO | NO | |
Statistically significant differences are expressed as * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001 **** p < 0.0001.