Ameliorative Effect of Hexane Extract of Phalaris canariensis on High Fat Diet-Induced Obese and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice

Table 1

Body weight and food intake of mice during the obesity induction period.

Group (g)	NC	OC	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Body weight
w0	23±0.7	23.2±1.2	22.5±0.5	23.1±0.7	23.5±0.3^a
w10	30.7±1.5	40.5±1.3^a	42.3±4.8^a	41.5±2.8^a	43.6±3.3
Body weight gain
w0–10	7.72±2.5	17.52±3.5^a	19.38±5.4^a	18.5±2.8^a	20.6±2.2^a
Food intake (g/rat/day)
w0–10	8.9±1.2	10.1±2.1^a	11.3±1.5^a	11.6±0.8^a	12.2±2.3^a

Each value represents mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=10 animals in each group). Values for a given parameter in a row that do not share a common superscript are significantly different at ^a𝑃<0.05. W (week); NC: normal control with low-fat diet; OC: obese control with high-fat diet.