Table 2

Dietary data of men and women before and during the final 7 days of a 21-day Daniel Fast

Variable

Pre

During

p value

Kilocalories

2046.3 ± 121.4

1719.1 ± 106.5

0.05

Protein (g)

94.2 ± 8.5

58.3 ± 4.9

<0.01

Carbohydrate (g)

249.8 ± 17.6

259.5 ± 19.3

0.71

Fiber (g)

23.3 ± 2.3

43.3 ± 3.6

<0.01

Sugar (g)

85.5 ± 7.3

75.6 ± 7.7

0.36

Fat (g)

71.5 ± 4.9

57.6 ± 5.2

0.06

Saturated Fat (g)

23.2 ± 1.7

8.9 ± 1.1

<0.01

Monounsaturated Fat (g)

14.3 ± 1.9

19.9 ± 3.3

0.15

Polyunsaturated Fat (g)

7.1 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 0.9

0.07

Trans Fat (g)

0.9 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.1

0.05

Omega-3 (mg)

0.6 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.12

Omega-6 (mg)

5.4 ± 0.6

5.8 ± 0.7

0.65

Cholesterol (mg)

266.6 ± 29.3

9.2 ± 5.7

<0.01

Vitamin C (mg)

75.3 ± 8.2

150.9 ± 17.4

<0.01

Vitamin E (mg)

7.3 ± 1.2

8.7 ± 1.1

0.40

Vitamin A (RE)

432.6 ± 62.9

520.1 ± 70.0

0.36

Selenium (μg)

57.4 ± 6.4

49.7 ± 15.6

0.65

Data are mean±SEM.

Bloomer et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:16   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-16