Supplementation of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> K68 and Fruit-Vegetable Ferment along with High Fat-Fructose Diet Attenuates Metabolic Syndrome in Rats with Insulin Resistance

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="943020.fig.002a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ecam/volume-2013/943020/figures/943020.fig.002a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Glucose </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="943020.fig.002b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ecam/volume-2013/943020/figures/943020.fig.002b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Insulin </td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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</svg>). *: significant compared to CON; <sup>†</sup>: significant compared to HFFD group.</table>

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Figure 2: Supplementation of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> K68 and Fruit-Vegetable Ferment along with High Fat-Fructose Diet Attenuates Metabolic Syndrome in Rats with Insulin Resistance 

Figure 2 | Supplementation of Lactobacillus plantarum K68 and Fruit-Vegetable Ferment along with High Fat-Fructose Diet Attenuates Metabolic Syndrome in Rats with Insulin Resistance 