Research Article

Four-Week Consumption of Malaysian Honey Reduces Excess Weight Gain and Improves Obesity-Related Parameters in High Fat Diet Induced Obese Rats

Table 2

Effect of four-week treatment after four-week obesity inducement in male Sprague-Dawley rats on percentage weight gain, energy efficiency, adiposity index, BMI, and Lee’s index.

TestGroup
NCHFDHFDGHHFDAHHFDO

Weight gain (%)
Total food intake (kg)
Energy efficiency
Adiposity index (%)
BMI
Lee’s index

Results are presented as means ± SEM, .
Values are statistically significant at .
Significantly different compared to control (NC) group; significantly different from high fat diet (HFD) group.
NC: normal control, HFD: high fat diet, HFDGH: high fat diet rats fed with Gelam honey, HFDAH: high fat diet rats fed with Acacia honey, HFDO: high fat diet rats treated with orlistat.