Fenugreek Seed Extract Inhibit Fat Accumulation and Ameliorates Dyslipidemia in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Table 3

Effect of aqueous extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum (AqE-TFG) on body weight gain, food intake, water intake, BMI, and adiposity index in high fat diet- (HFD-) induced obese rats.

Groups	Body weight gain (g)	Food intake (g/day)	Water intake (mL/day)	BMI (kg/m^2)	Adiposity index (%)
Normal control	54.60±3.57	15.64±1.07	37.10±0.68	4.23±0.07	1.49±0.04
HFD control	122.93±8.03^##	17.05±0.92	40.53±1.04	5.92±0.27^##	2.24±0.08^##
HFD + AqE-TFG (0.5 g/kg)	103.17±5.72^∗	16.40±0.73	38.42±0.85	5.16±0.15^∗∗	1.97±0.03^∗∗
HFD+ AqE-TFG (1 g/kg)	90.52±4.05^∗∗	14.79±0.60	37.98±1.21	4.89±0.08^∗∗	1.80±0.06^∗∗
HFD + orlistat (10 mg/kg)	83.76±4.63^∗∗	15.95±0.84	39.00±1.36	4.72±0.23^∗∗	1.74±0.04^∗∗

Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=10); ^##𝑃<0.01 compared to normal control; ^∗𝑃<0.05 and ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 compared to HFD control.