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Table 2 Food intake, body weight gain, and food efficiency ratio

From: Anti-obesity effect of Yangkyuksanwha-tang in high-fat diet-induced obese mice

Group

Food intake (g/day)

Body weight gain (g/day)

Food efficiency ratio (FER, %)

C57bl/6-Nr

2.71

0.082 ± 0.01

3.02 ± 0.33

HFD-CTL

2.67

0.427 ± 0.01

15.97 ± 0.39 +++

HFD-GK 245 mg/kg

2.01

0.299 ± 0.02

14.89 ± 0.94

HFD-YST 300 mg/kg

2.23

0.262 ± 0.01

11.73 ± 0.67 ***

  1. Normal diet group: C57bl/6 J-Nr; HFD-control group: HFD-CTL; HFD plus 245 mg/kg Garcinia cambogia extract: HFD-GK; HFD plus 300 mg/kg YST: HFD-YST. The values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). +p < 0.05, ++p < 0.01, and +++p < 0.001 compared with C57bl/6 J-Nr, and *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001 compared with HFD-CTL