Effect of Grilled Meat Supplemented with Cinnamon, Green Coffee and Cardamom on Body Weight of Obese Rats.

Cinnamon, green coffee and Cardamom are famous for having health-promoting properties due to active phytochemicals contents,The aim of the present study was to investigatethe effect of grilled meat supplemented with cinnamon, green coffee, and cardamom on body weight status of obese rats.Forty-two adult male rats were divided into two main groups; the first main group (6 rats) fed on basal diet (as a control negative group),The second main group (36 rats)fed on high fat diet for four weeks then divided as follows:Subgroup (1)fed on high fat diet (as a control positive group). Subgroup (2)fed on high fat diet containing half amount of protein from grilled meat without any supplementation.Subgroups (3 to 5)fed on high fat diet containing half amount of protein from grilled meat supplemented with either cinnamon, green coffee, or cardamom at the level of 5% respectively.Subgroups (6)fed on high fat diet containing half amount of protein from grilled meat supplemented with 5% of mixture,cinnamon, coffee, and cardamom (one third amount of each herb).At the end of the experimental period (8 weeks), animals were scarified for blood collection. The results indicated that groups fed on high protein diet (grilled meat) with either cinnamon, green coffee, cardamom,or their mixture had significant decrease (P<0.05) in their final body weight, Leptin hormone as well as the mean levels of lipid profile as well as high density lipoprotein was significantly increased (P<0.05) compared to the positive control group. The study recommends that intake of grilled meat with either cinnamon, green coffee, cardamom,or their mixture could be beneficial on trial for patients who suffer from obesity.