Effects of Royal Jelly Administration on Lipid Profile, Satiety, Inflammation, and Antioxidant Capacity in Asymptomatic Overweight Adults

Table 7

Mood and appetite in asymptomatic subjects before and after intervention.

	Positive affect		Negative affect		Appetite
	Placebo	Royal jelly	Placebo	Royal jelly	Placebo	Royal jelly
Initial	34.7±4.0	29.3±11.5	21.1±5.5	19.1±9.8	13.3±3.2	15.4±3.1
Week 4	33.7±13.6	29.8±12.2	18.8±8.1	17.0±8.5	12.9±3.5	13.8±3.2
Week 8	31.7±7.5	30.0±10.0	22.3±6.9	16.0±11.2	13.1±2.7	13.9±3.2
F/U	32.1±4.6	32.0±9.0	23.5±5.5	16.5±6.1	13.5±3.6	13.9±2.8

Abbreviations. F/U: follow-up.
Values are expressed as means ± SD.
p-value denotes significant (p<0.05) difference as compared with the initial within group using a paired t-test.
p-value denotes significant (p<0.05) difference between the two groups (royal jelly vs. placebo) at a given time point.