Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a viscous soluble fiber, reduces insulin resistance and decreases fatty liver in Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats

Table 2 Liver weights, liver lipids, liver cholesterol and plasma TAG ¹

Parameter	Lean Control	Obese Control	LV-HPMC	HV-HPMC
Liver weight (g)	9.3 ± 0.2^a	22.6 ± 0.7^d	20.7 ± 0.7^c	16.4 ± 0.7^b
Liver lipid (g)	0.40 ± 0.02^a	3.53 ± 0.46^c	3.16 ± 0.25^c	1.81 ± 0.24^b
Liver cholesterol (mg/g)	4.7 ± 0.2^ab	5.0 ± 0.4^b	4.9 ± 0.2^ab	4.0 ± 0.4^a
Fasting plasma TAG (mmol/L)²	0.6 ± 0.1^a	5.9 ± 0.7^b	5.6 ± 1.2^b	4.1 ± 0.7^b

¹Values represent mean ± SEM, n=12. Values within a row that do not share a common superscript are significantly different, p<0.05.
²Measured after five weeks of feeding of the diets.

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