Protective Effects of Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea) Extract against High Fat Diet Induced Obesity in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 4

Mean of blood glucose and lipid profile of rats after obesity induction (week 10) and after treatment (week 7).

	Group
	NC	PC	TLDG	TMDG	THDG
Blood glucose
(week 10)	6.00 ± 0.80^a	7.47 ± 0.69^b	7.95 ± 0.88^b	7.45 ± 1.32^b	7.72 ± 1.8^b
(week 7)	6.95 ± 0.99	7.07 ± 0.69	6.80 ± 0.88	6.30 ± 0.63	5.97 ± 0.21
TC
(week 10)	1.65 ± 0.52^a	2.63 ± 0.67^b	1.84 ± 0.07^b	1.85 ± 0.10^b	1.79 ± 0.49^b
(week 7)	1.35 ± 0.31^a	1.86 ± 0.43^b	1.79 ± 0.37^ab	1.75 ± 0.25^ab	1.75 ± 0.22^ab
TG
(week 10)	0.51 ± 0.13^a	0.88 ± 0.30^b	0.81 ± 0.07^b	0.75 ± 0.08^b	0.82 ± 0.12^b
(week 7)	0.51 ± 0.29	0.52 ± 0.09	0.50 ± 0.13	0.48 ± 0.15	0.46 ± 0.10
LDL-C
(week 10)	0.19 ± 0.17^a	0.72 ± 1.14^b	0.25 ± 0.16^b	0.23 ± 0.12^b	0.27 ± 0.15^b
(week 7)	0.16 ± 0.13	0.19 ± 0.10	0.17 ± 0.15	0.18 ± 0.04	0.18 ± 0.10
HDL-C
(week 10)	1.33 ± 0.39^a	0.89 ± 0.62^b	1.09 ± 0.36^b	0.89 ± 0.12^b	0.92 ± 0.21^b
(week 7)	0.98 ± 0.33^a	1.18 ± 0.06^b	1.40 ± 0.16^ab	1.45 ± 0.22^ab	1.55 ± 0.36^ab

Values represent the Mean ± SD ( = 8). < 0.05 versus positive control group; < 0.05 versus negative control group. NC: negative control; PC: positive control; TLDG: C. betacea extract 150 mg/kg; TMDG: C. betacea extract 200 mg/kg; THDG: C. betacea extract 300 mg/kg.