Research Article

Effect of Dietary Cocoa Tea (Camellia ptilophylla) Supplementation on High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity, Hepatic Steatosis, and Hyperlipidemia in Mice

Table 4

Liver weights and liver to body weight ratio of mice fed normal chow or a high-fat diet with or without green tea or cocoa tea supplementation at different concentrations.

NHFHFLGHFHGHFLCHFHC

Liver wt. (g)1.08 ± 0.04 1.43 ± 0.10***0.99 ± 0.03###0.84 ± 0.03###1.02 ± 0.02###0.87 ± 0.02###
Liver wt./body wt. (g/100 g)4.34 ± 0.05 4.41 ± 0.16 4.05 ± 0.05#3.83 ± 0.04###3.83 ± 0.04###3.77 ± 0.03###

Values represent means ± SEM ( ).
Significant difference between N and HF mice using one-way ANOVA: ***P < 0.001.
Significant difference between HF and HFLG, HFHG, HFLC, and HFHC mice using one-way ANOVA: #P < 0.05, ###P < 0.001.