Ameliorative effects of lutein on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats

Figure 3 Effects of lutein on rats fed a high-fat diet. After being stratified into 4 groups based on total cholesterol, the rats were fed a high fat diet (HFD) plus 0, 12.5, 25, or 50 mg/kg body weight/d lutein for 45 d. Factors including body weight (A), energy efficiency (B), perinephric fat index (C), and abdominal fat index (D) were examined. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 8). ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs normal diet (ND) group, ^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01 vs HFD group.