High hydrostatic pressure extract of garlic increases the HDL cholesterol level via up-regulation of apolipoprotein A-I gene expression in rats fed a high-fat diet

Table 1 Effect of dietary HEG supplementation on physiological variables

Variables	CON	HEG
Initial body weight (g)	107.43 ± 1.52	108.04 ± 1.51
Final body weight (g)	321.40 ± 6.25	319.25 ± 8.63
Food intake (g/day)	17.58 ± 0.41	17.56 ± 0.61
Energy intake (kcal/day)	81.64 ± 1.91	80.29 ± 2.78
Energy efficiency ratio (EER)¹⁾	0.74 ± 0.00	0.74 ± 0.00
Liver weight	3.01 ± 0.06	3.08 ± 0.07
(g/100 g body weight)
Epididymal adipose tissue weight	1.24 ± 0.05	1.28 ± 0.07
(g/100 g body weight)

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 10 for each treatment group.
¹⁾ Energy efficiency ratio (EER) = Body weight gain (g/day)/Energy intake (kcal/day).

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