Fig. 2

Effects of MHE on abdominal fat areas. Change in VFA (a), TFA (b) and SFA (c). Data are calculated as the degrees of change from the start values at 0 w (∆), and expressed as means (SEM). ^* P < 0.05, ^** P < 0.01 vs. 0 w (by paired Student’s t-test), ^# P < 0.05 vs. placebo group (by unpaired Student’s t-test). A, Active group (n = 91); P, Placebo group (n = 87). There was a significant effect of group (^‡ P < 0.01), and of time (^§ P < 0.01) during the test-beverage ingestion period (by two-way ANOVA)