Comparative analysis of anti-obesity effects of green, fermented, and γ-aminobutyric acid teas in a high-fat diet-induced mouse model

Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 1 Effects of green, fermented, and GABA tea extracts on body weight gain, food intake, and food efficiency ratio in high-fat diet-fed mice. GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid

Group	Body weight gains		Food intake (g/day)	Food efficiency ratio (%)¹
Group	28 days (g)	g/day	Food intake (g/day)	Food efficiency ratio (%)¹
ND	10.16 ± 1.12	0.11 ± 0.01	2.53 ± 0.03	4.42 ± 0.50
HFD	26.73 ± 0.80^##	0.29 ± 0.01^##	2.11 ± 0.02^##	13.94 ± 0.36^##
GT	22.89 ± 0.85^**	0.25 ± 0.01^**	2.02 ± 0.01^**	12.46 ± 0.41^*
FT	20.10 ± 1.14^**	0.22 ± 0.01^**	1.99 ± 0.01^**	11.09 ± 0.61^**
GBT	21.46 ± 0.99^**	0.24 ± 0.01^**	2.20 ± 0.01^**	10.73 ± 0.49^**

Values are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. #p < 0.05 and ##p < 0.01 compared to ND. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 compared to HFD. ¹Food efficiency ratio = body weight gain per day