Table 3

Changes in macronutrient intake between the free-living and the intervention period

FREE-LIVING PERIOD (WEEK 0 TO 4)

INTERVENTION PERIOD (WEEK 4 TO 8)

Daily intake

Breakfast

Morning snack

Lunch

Afternoon snack

Dinner

Daily intake

Breakfast

Morning snack

Lunch

Afternoon snack

Dinner

Energy (kcal)

1710 ± 354

300 ± 168

93 ± 86

713 ± 115

110 ± 86

493 ± 223

1815 ± 335

346 ± 59

111 ± 54

722 ± 154

111 ± 66

524 ± 238

Carbohydrates (g)

152 ± 52 (36)

39 ± 24

(52)

12 ± 11

(52)

51 ± 21

(29)

12 ± 11

(44)

38 ± 23

(31)

145 ± 48

(32)

34 ± 6

(39)

10 ± 4

(36)

53 ± 29

(30)

10 ± 6

(36)

38 ± 18

(29)

- Sugars (g)

73 ± 25

23 ± 17

8 ± 8

17 ± 7

7 ± 7

18 ± 8

72 ± 16

26 ± 6

7 ± 4

15 ± 7

7 ± 5

15 ± 9

Glycemic Index

51 ± 10

43 ± 22

37 ± 21

58 ± 9

40 ± 10

Fiber (g)

20 ± 8

4 ± 3

1 ± 1

9 ± 6

1 ± 1

5 ± 2

22 ± 7

4 ± 1

1 ± 1

10 ± 5

1 ± 1

5 ± 2

Proteins (g)

78 ± 16* (18)

11 ± 6* (15)

4 ± 5*

(17)

37 ± 7 (21)

4 ± 4

(15)

21 ± 13 (17)

100 ± 15* (22)

25 ± 5*

(29)

7 ± 3*

(25)

36 ± 9

(20)

7 ± 5

(25)

24 ± 11

(18)

Lipids (g)

74 ± 13 (39)

10 ± 6

(30)

2 ± 2

(19)

33 ± 6 (42)

4 ± 3

(33)

24 ± 12 (44)

79 ± 15

(39)

12 ± 2

(31)

4 ± 1

(32)

35 ± 9

(44)

4 ± 2

(32)

26 ± 11

(45)

Values are Mean ± SD. Values within parentheses concern % of energy supplied by the respective macronutrients

* Significant differences (p < 0.05) between the free-living period and the intervention period

Navas-Carretero et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:74 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-74