Liuwei Dihuang Lowers Body Weight and Improves Insulin and Leptin Sensitivity in Obese Rats
Table 2
Effect of LWDH on weekly food intake in obese rats† (mean values with their standard errors, ).
Control groups
LWDH-treated groups
OR
OP
T1A
T1B
T1C
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Week 1 (g)
13.88
0.79
14.57
0.62
15.42
0.62
15.39
0.44
15.17
0.40
Week 2 (g)
14.43
0.61
15.34
1.88
15.13
0.36
14.14
0.35
13.08*
0.61
Week 3 (g)
12.91
0.63
14.41
0.55
15.07
0.44
12.55*
0.54
11.92*
0.52
Week 4 (g)
13.35
0.71
15.68
0.89
15.03
0.51
13.68*
0.62
13.11*
0.36
Week 5 (g)
13.67
0.49
17.07
0.38
16.31
0.55
15.11
0.89
15.93*
0.54
Week 6 (g)
14.39
0.64
14.36
0.64
14.31
0.73
13.75
0.45
13.40*
0.42
Week 7 (g)
14.76
0.65
15.81
0.78
15.78
0.96
14.68
0.85
13.58*
0.51
Week 8 (g)
12.46
0.86
14.16
0.90
13.59
0.52
13.14
0.51
12.29*
0.51
Week 9 (g)
12.86
1.02
13.68
0.65
14.48
0.64
13.12
0.76
13.25*
0.63
Week 10 (g)
12.96
0.84
14.42
0.73
14.15
0.58
15.10
0.77
13.72*
0.65
LWDH: Liuwei Dihuang; OR: obesity-resistant normal control group; OP: obesity-prone positive control group; T1A: 500 mg/kg/d LWDH group; T1B: 1500 mg/kg/d LWDH group; T1C: 3500 mg/kg/d LWDH group.
*Mean values within a row were significantly different from OP (pair-wise comparisons using the least squares means test; ). †The change in weekly food intake in obese rats treated with total daily dosages of 500, 1500, or 3500 mg/kg BW LWDH is given.
