Effects of capsaicin treatment on body weights, serum glucose and lipid in rats. (A) Body weights of rats in different groups. (B) Fasting plasma glucose of rats in different groups. (C) Serum total cholesterol in rats in different groups. (D) Serum triglyceride in rats in different groups. (E) Serum low-density lipoprotein in rats in different groups. (F) Serum high-density lipoprotein in rats in different groups. One-way ANOVA, data are the means ± SEM from 5 to 8 rats/group (A, B) and 8 rats/group (C, D, E, F). Compared with NC group: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; Compared with DM group: #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01. NC: normal control group. DM: diabetic group. DM + CAP: diabetic with capsaicin treatment group.