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Relative liver weight and liver histological sections stained with H&E revealing acute hepatitis in Wistar rats. 40x magnification. (A) Relative liver weight of the groups studied. (B) G1: HGLI diet + water by gavage (n = 5). (C) G2: standard diet + water by gavage (n = 5). (D) Group 3: crude carotenoid extract (12.5 mg/Kg in weight) and HGLI diet (n = 5). (E) Group 4: EPG (50 mg/Kg of weight) and HGLI diet (n = 5). CE: crude carotenoid extract from Cantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo L.). EPG: crude carotenoid extract from Cantaloupe melon nanoencapsulated in porcine gelatin. HGLI: diet with a high glycemic index and high glycemic load. ANOVA and Tukey's post-test were used to compare the studied groups (p <0.05).