Adlay Seed (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) Extracts Exhibit a Prophylactic Effect on Diet-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

Table 1

Biological parameters of mice after 10 weeks of treatment.

Parameter	HFD	HFD-1% ASE	HFD-3% ASW	ND
Body weight (g)	35.90 ± 1.04	37.40 ± 2.72	34.78 ± 1.73	26.85 ± 0.72
Food intake (g)	3.92 ± 0.68	3.95 ± 0.90	3.99 ± 2.66	3.59 ± 0.49
Adipose tissue weight (g)	2.16 ± 0.16	2.02 ± 0.44	2.11 ± 0.23	0.33 ± 0.07
Liver weight (g)	1.11 ± 0.05	1.18 ± 0.15	1.02 ± 0.06	0.93 ± 0.07

(a) ND, normal diet; HFD, high-fat diet; ASE, ethanolic extract of adlay seeds; ASW, water extract of adlay seeds. (b) All data are shown as means ± SEM, n = 8 per group. Data of different groups were compared with the corresponding data from HFD-fed mice. Differences were examined for statistical significance using Student’s t-test. (c) HFD vs. adlay extracts and ND: and indicated decreased level.