Tinospora crispa Ameliorates Insulin Resistance Induced by High Fat Diet in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Effect of T. crispa on body weight (BW), calories (kJ), and energy efficiency.

Parameter groups	Percent body weight (%, BW)	Total food intake (g)	Calories (kJ)	Energy efficiency
Normal control (NC)	35.63 ± 1.79	2082.30 ± 18.60	27.81 ± 4.21	0.029 ± 0.0004
High fat diet (HFD)	47.57 ± 1.28	2202.21 ± 23.30	27.17 ± 7.47	0.023 ± 0.0010
High fat diet + T. crispa (HFDTC)	41.14 ± 1.40^*	2211.82 ± 16.51	27.59 ± 8.72	0.028 ± 0.0005^*
High fat diet + orlistat (HFDO)	40.26 ± 1.06^*	2103.00 ± 19.24	26.90 ± 3.62	0.024 ± 0.0003

Means ± SEM with “*” in the same column are significant at compared to HFD group using one-way ANOVA test. = 5 rats/group.