Table 2.

Nutrition intake of subjects.

Nutrition Intake	Control (n = 8)			Treatment (n = 8)			p-value
	Mean±SD	Min	Max	Mean±SD	Min	Max
Energy (kcal)	2196.4±261	1834.7	2626.4	2149.1±391	1407.6	2614	0.78*
Protein (gr)	85.1±11,7	69.81	102.57	82.7±17.6	53.4	104.2	0.77*
Fat (gr)	115.5±16.31	90.02	138.8	114.4±18.64	84.35	130.5	0.9*
Carbohydrate (gr)	238.8±39.75	183.5	294.45	213.4±65.21	104.85	308.6	0.36*
Sodium (mg)	1234±284.5	616.58	1512.8	1266.9±352.6	764.25	1753.2	0.84*
Potassium (mg)	2070.7±449.73	1549.5	2787.2	1991.7±532.1	1362.8	2704.3	0.75*
Vitamin A (ug)	811.6±250.8	518.77	1265.3	674.6±202.15	363.8	924.6	0.25*
Vitamin C (mg)	54.4±36.15	23.9	122.4	197.4±420.16	12.24	1234.4	0.92**
Vitamin E (mg)	5.24±1.14	3.54	6.66	4.63±1.32	2.69	6.47	0.34*
Iron (mg)	12.31±4.46	8.59	22.24	11.17±3.37	6.95	15.63	0.57*
Zinc (mg)	7.76±1.59	5.85	10.19	7.27±1.71	5.21	9.29	0.56*
Non-beet Nitrates (mg)	272.54±108.49	125.97	423.05	239.41±93.24	157.81	416.63	0.52*
Total Nitrates (mg)	272.54±108.49	125.97	423.05	395.66±93.24	314.06	572.88	0.29*

*Independent sample-t test; **Mann-Whitney test.