Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacon) Flour Improves Visceral Adiposity and Metabolic Parameters in High-Fat-Diet-Fed Rats

Table 2

Effects of yacon supplement on serum lipid profile of HFD-fed rats.

	SD	HFD	HFD Y340	HFD Y680
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	64.1 ± 5.0	195.8 ± 12.1^a	98.5 ± 2.4^b	83.0 ± 4.1^b
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	70.2 ± 14.1	86.2 ± 26.0	80.2 ± 32.0	79.1 ± 18.0
HDLc (mg/dl)	48.0 ± 5.1	32.4 ± 10.3^a	40.6 ± 14.2	50.3 ± 7.2^b
LDLc (mg/dl)	13.6 ± 8.2	44.2 ± 9.5^a	27.2 ± 8.1	19.3 ± 6.5^b
TG/HDLc index	1.33 ± 0.11	6.09 ± 1.04^a	2.47 ± 0.07^b	1.67 ± 0.16^b,c
Free fatty acid (mmol/l)	0.76 ± 0.11	1.10 ± 0.13^a	0.96 ± 0.05^b	0.84 ± 0.07^b,c

Values are means ± standard deviation ( rats/group). ^a compared to the SD group. ^b compared to the HFD group.