Long-Term Consumption of Platycodi Radix Ameliorates Obesity and Insulin Resistance via the Activation of AMPK Pathways

Table 1

Effects of Platycodon radix on weight changes and food intake. Mice were on 10% kCal ND, 60% kCal HFD, 0.1% and 1% WBF Platycodi radix in 60% kCal HFD for 10 weeks. Food intakes were measured every week and averaged.

	ND	HFD	0.1% PG/HFD	1% PG/HFD
Body weight (g)	27.81 ± 0.59	40.90 ± 0.67^***	37.61 ± 1.16^#	34.94 ± 0.65^###
Weight gain (g)	7.57 ± 0.64	20.94 ± 0.54^***	16.33 ± 1.01^##	14.56 ± 0.74^###
Gonadal fat (g)	0.90 ± 0.07	2.54 ± 0.11^***	2.46 ± 0.16	2.20 ± 0.10^##
Liver (g)	0.96 ± 0.02	1.26 ± 0.08^**	1.08 ± 0.08	0.97 ± 0.03^#
Food intake (g/mouse/day)	3.18 ± 0.06	2.81 ± 0.07^***	2.70 ± 0.09	2.81 ± 0.08