Enhancement of Lipid Metabolism and Hepatic Stability in Fat-Induced Obese Mice by Fermented Cucurbita moschata Extract

Table 2

Histological evaluation of liver of mice treated with fermented Cucurbita moschata extract.

Groups	Steatosis	Ballooning	Portal inflammation	Lobular activity	Fatty changes (lipidosis)
ND
HFD
HFD + 0.3% HCA
HFD + 0.1% FCME
HFD + 0.3% FCME
HFD + 0.5% FCME

Duncan’s multiple range test. 0: absent; 1: few; 2: mild; 3: moderate; 4: severe; and 5: extremely severe. ND: normal diet; HFD: high fat diet; HCA: hydroxycitric acid; FCME: fermented Cucurbita moschata extract; values not having the same superscript letter are significantly different by ANOVA.