Supplementation of Stingless Bee Honey from Heterotrigona itama Improves Antiobesity Parameters in High-Fat Diet Induced Obese Rat Model

Table 5

The effects of the stingless bee honey treatment on levels of liver enzymes in SD rats after daily administration of stingless bee honey (SBH) for a period of six weeks.

Parameters	Groups
	Group 1; (ND)	Group 2; (Obese rats; HFD)	Group 3; (Obese rats; HFD+1000 mg/kg SBH)	Group 4; (Obese rats; HFD+750 mg/kg SBH)	Group 5; (Obese rats; HFD+500 mg/kg SBH)	Group 6; (Obese rats; HFD+ orlistat)
Alkaline Phosphatase (U/L)	89.8 ± 4.8	187.3 ± 26.9	104.2 ± 25.2	122.0 ± 9.3	140.5 ± 9.0	128.3 ± 20.9
Aspartate Aminotransferase (U/L)	195.8 ± 14.3	389.7 ± 45.7	154.5 ± 19.0	183.33 ± 18.0	206.3 ± 18.9	334.5 ± 23.2
Alanine Aminotransferase (U/L)	55.0 ± 5.7	118.8 ± 32.7	51.0 ± 4.9	56.3 ± 5.6	64.8 ± 8.6	53.3 ± 2.1

Results are presented as means ± SEM, n = 7.
Values are statistically significant at p < 0.05.
Note: significantly different compared to normal control rats (group 1). Significantly different compared to control obese rats (group 2).
ND: normal diet; HFD: high-fat diet; SBH: stingless bee honey.