Cardiac Ameliorative Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Rat Model

Table 5

Effect of MEML on body weight gain, feed intake, feed efficiency ratio, serum lipid profiles, and cardiac marker enzymes in obese rats.

Parameters	C	HFD	MEML 200	MEML 400
Body weight gain (%)	98.04	162.5	145.33^++	126.15^++
Feed intake (g/week)			^++	^++
Feed efficiency ratio (%)	4.8	8.19	7.31^++	6.05^+
Total cholesterol(mg/dL)			^++	^++
Triglycerides (mg/dL)			^++	^++
HDL-C (mg/dL)			^++	^++
LDL-C (mg/dL)			^++	^++
CK-MB (UI/L)			^++	^++
AST (UI/L)			^++	^++
ALT (UI/L)			^++	^++

Values are expressed as (). , versus the control group (C). ⁺, ⁺⁺ versus the high-fat diet group (HFD).