Table 4

Treatment	Males	Females
Control	29±16.0^a	23±14.3^a
10%FGS	121±35.0^b	152±58.2^b
2.5% SDF	306±96.5^b	216±115.5^b
20% FGS	216±115.5^b	234±109.6^b
5% SDF	573±287.1^b	388±42.2^b

Number of red blood cells has been taken as 7 million per Cubic milli meter. Values are mean ± SD. No. of males 6 and female 5 in each group. Values bearing different superscripts i.e. ‘a’ and ‘b’ are statistically different by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05 for males and females respectively. Supplementation of both levels of SDF or FGS in the diet for nine weeks to obese rats significantly (p<0.05) increased the insulin receptors in erythrocytes of experimental rats compared to control rats. FGS: Fenugreek seeds; SDF: Soluble dietary fiber

Table 4: Number of (x10¹⁷) of insulin receptors in erythrocytes per ml of blood at the end of 9 weeks