Effect of Weight on Flour Okra Wistar Diabetes Rats

Diabetes mellitus is a disease that continues to increase in volume and is one of the main threats to the health of mankind. okra has phenols and flavonoids that have antioxidant effects and anti-diabetic effects are quercetin-3-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl- (1 → 6) -SS-D-glucopyranoside and quercetin3-O-ß-D-4 '' - O-methyl-ß-D-glucopyranoside. This study aimed to determine the effect of flour weight okra against diabetic Wistar rats. This study was an experimental study using pre-post test design with control group design with simple random. The study population was a rat (Rattus norvegicus) Wistar male sex derived from animals that self-employed certified and provide health insurance in rats weighing 200 g-300 g (body weight adult). Random sampling of the population affordable. The results of this study indicate that the group average 1 BB increased by 1:56%, for the second group also increased by 1:40 BB% and in the control decreased by 1.49% BB. In group 1 and group 2 by treating starch suspension okra medium dose and high-dose, both an increase in weight by 3:00 grams. In the third group as the control group experienced a weight loss of 3 grams. The increase in mean body weight between the groups using the paired t test. Analysis to test different between groups by one-way ANOVA or one-way ANOVA. Results showed no effect of okra powder on body weight in diabetic Wistar rats between the control group and the treatment group. Keywords : Okra, weight, diabetes.