Encapsulated Mulberry Fruit Extract Alleviates Changes in an Animal Model of Menopause with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

The effect of various doses of MME on food intake and abdominal fat weight.

Treatment group	Food intake (g/day)	Energy intake (kcal/g)	Abdominal fat weight (g)
ND + vehicle
HCHF + vehicle		^a	^aaa
OVX + HCHF + vehicle		^a	^aaa
OVX + HCHF + isoflavone 15 mg/kg BW
OVX + HCHF + L-carnitine 250 mg/kg BW
OVX + HCHF + MME 10 mg/kg BW
OVX + HCHF + MME 50 mg/kg BW
OVX + HCHF + MME 250 mg/kg BW

Data are presented as (/group). ^{a, aaa} value < 0.05 and 0.001, respectively, compared to control rats which received normal diet and vehicle and , value < 0.05 and 0.001, respectively, compared to OVX rats which received HCHF and vehicle. ND: normal diet; HCHF: high-carbohydrate high-fat diet; OVX + HCHF: ovariectomized rats which received high-carbohydrate high-fat diet; MME10, 50, and 250: an encapsulated mulberry fruits extract at doses of 10, 50, and 250 mg/kg BW, respectively.