Fig. 3

Lee index (Mean ± SD) of the of non-obese (G1, G2, G3) and obese (G4, G5 and G6) male Wistar rats on day 0 after induction of obesity with a cafeteria diet (day 30) and after 28 days under treatment by gavage with placebo (propylene glycol—G1 and G4) or CN (0.2 mg/kg/day CN for 8 days and 0.4 mg/kg/day for the subsequent 20 days—G2 and G5) or 2CN (0.4 mg/kg/day CN for 8 days and 0.8 mg/kg/day for the subsequent 20 days—G3 and G6). ^A,B Different letters indicate significant difference in relation to diet. ^a,b Different letters indicate significant difference in relation to the respective treatment. ^*Indicate difference from days 30 and 58. Three-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test (p < 0.05)