Effects of Fermented Houttuynia cordata Thunb. on Diabetic Rats Induced by a High-Fat Diet with Streptozotocin and on Insulin Resistance in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

Table 2

The average food intake and water consumption in HFD-STZ-treated rats.

Groups/weeks	Food intake (g/day/rats)		Water consumption (ml/day/rats)
	0	4	0	4
Normal control	15.4 ± 2.2	17.5 ± 2.2	31.3 ± 6.7	27.5 ± 4.1
HFD control	24.2 ± 3.1^+	23.8 ± 3.8	32.5 ± 7.5	25.8 ± 3.1
HFD-STZ control	21.7 ± 6.2	35.0 ± 2.0^+++	57.5 ± 16	77.5 ± 6.1^+++
HC (10 mg/kg)	22.5 ± 3.8	26.7 ± 5.5	53.1 ± 8.5	48.3 ± 16
HC (100 mg/kg)	24.2 ± 4.5	23.3 ± 3.1	55.6 ± 13	53.3 ± 13
Metformin (100 mg/kg)	17.5 ± 5.6	26.7 ± 3.4	46.9 ± 5.4	51.7 ± 3.0

Results are presented as means ± SD (n = 6 each group). , , and versus normal control group., , and versus HFD-STZ control group.