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Table 2 The effect of CrHis supplementation on levels of glucose, insulin and liver Cr in rats fed the high-fat diet (n = 10)

From: Impact of chromium histidinate on high fat diet induced obesity in rats

Items

Groups

 

Control

CrHis

HFD

HFD+ CrHis

Body mass, g

265 ± 6.5 c

262 ± 5.8 c

317 ± 5.3 a

293 ± 4.2b

Insulin, pmol/L

33.5 ± 0.3c

33.9 ± 0.1c

39.3 ± 0.2a

40.6 ± 0.2b

Glucose, mg/dl

125 ± 5.1c

122 ± 6.9c

158 ± 4.6a

143 ± 5.2b

Liver Cr, μg/g

55.4 ± 3.8c

82.3 ± 2.2 a

44.6 ± 4.6d

61.3 ± 3.1 b

  1. a-c: Means in the same line without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
  2. HFD: High fat diet
  3. CrHis: Chromium histidinate