Research Article

St. John’s Wort Has Metabolically Favorable Effects on Adipocytes In Vivo

Table 1

Data for food intake, body weight, fasting plasma glucose, and fasting plasma insulin measured at baseline and week 2 of the study.

GroupFood intake/day (g)Body weight (g)Fasting glucose (mg/dL)Fasting insulin (pg/mL)
BaselineWeek 2BaselineWeek 2BaselineWeek 2

Control3.779 ± 0.7426.95 ± 0.3727.68 ± 0.45161.17 ± 6.54142.90 ± 5.45826.5 ± 40.32956.1 ± 70.59
SJW3.723 ± 0.6226.95 ± 0.3527.32 ± 0.49158.31 ± 6.43137.77 ± 4.74905.5 ± 62.58840.1 ± 40.75

Values are presented as means ± SEM.