Obesity is excessive accumulation of body fat which leads to several complications. It is the fifth leading cause for global deaths and is associated with diseases like diabetes, coronary heart diseases, hypertension and some cancers. It arises out of imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Now a days this imbalance is caused mainly by high fat diets, lack of exercise, and sedentary lifestyles.Out of the several causes that cause obesity the researcher has chosen high fat diet to induce obesity in male wistar rats. Because the physiological aspects of these animals closely...

Obesity is a serious health problem in industrialized countries and it has become prevalent in developed countries as a result of changes in lifestyle, especially in eating habits. Obesity is implicated in various diseases, including type II diabetes, hypertension, cancer and coronary heart diseases. Out of the several causes that cause obesity the researcher has chosen cafeteria and high fat diets to induce obesity in male wistar rats. Because the physiological aspects of these animals closely resemble humans the results can be reliably extrapolated. Four sets of parameters, the body weight...