Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) Exhibits Antidiabetic Activities in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity
Table 1
Weight of body and various organs of DIO mice treated with V. vitis-idaea.
CHOW
DIO control
V. vitis-idaea
125 mg/kg
250 mg/kg
500 mg/kg
Body weight (g)
36.5 ± 1.0
47.6 ± 0.1*
45.1 ± 1.3*
43.9 ± 1.6*
47.3 ± 1.0*
Liver weight (g)
1.6 ± 0.1
2.4 ± 0.1*
2.2 ± 0.2*
2.0 ± 0.2†
2.4 ± 0.2*
Retroperitoneal fat (g)
0.8 ± 0.0
1.7 ± 0.1*
1.8 ± 0.1*
1.4 ± 0.1*
1.8 ± 0.1*
Epididymal fat (g)
1.9 ± 0.1
1.5 ± 0.1
1.8 ± 0.1*
1.5 ± 0.1
1.4 ± 0.1
Brown fat (g)
0.3 ± 0.0
0.5 ± 0.0*
0.5 ± 0.1*
0.5 ± 0.0*
0.5 ± 0.0*
All values are mean ± SEM (). *denotes significant difference as compared to control CHOW, and †indicates significant difference from DIO control group () as assessed by ANOVA test.
