Table 2 Biochemical changes in rats after 14 days of acute oral administration of Control,Gelam honey (GH), Acacia honey (AH) and sucrose (S)

Glucose (mmol/L)

11.36 ± 0.25

17.60 ± 0.42^*

21.84 ± 0.33^*

22.91 ± 0.42^*

11.80 ± 0.76

12.62 ± 1.52

12.42 ± 0.55

12.70 ± 0.67^*

Urea (mmol/L)

4.50 ± 0.50

6.16 ± 0.38^*

7.52 ± 0.40^*

8.16 ± 0.60^*

5.40 ± 0.55

5.24 ± 0.44

5.61 ± 0.37

5.82 ± 0.27^*

Creatinine

20.98 ± 0.81

41.83 ± 2.05^*

52.00 ± 2.74^*

60.44 ± 0.61^*

38.00 ± 2.50

48.00 ± 2.74^*

54.00 ± 5.48^*

54.00 ± 5.47^*

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.46 ± 0.01

1.63 ± 0.03^*

1.59 ± 0.10^*

1.77 ± 0.10^*

3.58 ± 0.11

3.48 ± 0.07

3.63 ± 0.07

3.58 ± 0.06

TG (mmol/L)

1.42 ± 0.01

0.72 ± 0.02^*

1.95 ± 0.16^*

1.92 ± 0.01^*

2.48 ± 0.18

1.46 ± 0.21^*

2.22 ± 0.11^*

2.66 ± 0.11^*

AST (U/L)

108.76 ± 0.55

67.24 ± 2.76^*

72.22 ± 0.23^*

123.94 ± 0.90^*

112.00 ± 4.47

108.00 ± 8.36

154.00 ± 5.48^*

146.00 ± 6.52^*

ALT (U/L)

41.86 ± 0.52

45.28 ± 0.33^*

47.22 ± 0.45^*

49.36 ± 0.23^*

40.24 ± 0.45

65.00 ± 5.70^*

68.00 ± 4.47^*

55.00 ± 7.07^*