Table 2

Dietary intake of total energy, macronutrients and calcium values as reported using 3-day diet records.

Baseline

POST

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Energy Intake (MJ/d)

CAL

6.88 ± 1.28

7.89 ± 1.77^†

1.0 ± 1.8

CTL

7.96 ± 2.50

7.96 ± 2.16

-0.0 ± 1.7

Carbohydrate (g/d)

CAL

219 ± 40

270 ± 65^††

51 ± 48*

CTL

239 ± 60

243 ± 69

1 ± 63

Protein (g/kg/d)

CAL

0.97 ± 0.2

1.09 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.3

CTL

1.10 ± 0.3

1.07 ± 0.4

-0.0 ± 0.5

Carbohydrate:Protein Ratio (g/g/d)

CAL

3.4 ± 0.8

3.9 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.4

CTL

3.3 ± 0.9

3.5 ± 1.2

1.1 ± 0.4

Fat (g/d)

CAL

59 ± 20

62 ± 16

3 ± 18

CTL

72 ± 39

72 ± 34

0 ± 26

Calcium (mg/d)^‡#

CAL

919 ± 435

2201 ± 763** ^†

1281 ± 824**

CTL

1244 ± 734

1153 ± 647

-90 ± 567

Calcium:Protein Ratio (mg:g/d)^‡#

CAL

14.6 ± 8.2

32.3 ± 15.6** ^{† †}

17.7 ± 15.8**

CTL

16.8 ± 8.7

15.2 ± 7.5

-1.0 ± 7.5

Calcium:Energy (mg:MJ/d)^‡#

CAL

134 ± 67

286 ± 105** ^{† †}

152 ± 108**

CTL

162 ± 93

144 ± 93

-18 ± 78

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Haub et al. Nutrition Journal 2005 4:21   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-21