Table 4.

Intake of dietary iron and vitamin C in the placebo and CM groups during the study period.

Dietary Components	Weeks	Placebo Group	CM Group
Iron (mg/1000 kcal)	0 week	4.35 ± 0.94	4.29 ± 0.87
	4 weeks	3.98 ± 0.85	3.78 ± 0.67
	8 weeks	4.10 ± 0.65	4.26 ± 1.01
	12 weeks	4.14 ± 0.68	3.80 ±0.65
	16 weeks	4.24 ± 0.76	4.19 ± 0.67
Vitamin C (mg/1000 cal)	0 week	60.55 ± 19.43	55.45 ± 16.08
	4 weeks	50.39 ± 23.94	48.55 ± 15.67
	8 weeks	50.35 ± 19.17	50.94 ± 21.06
	12 weeks	55.53 ± 23.78	54.58 ± 16.22
	16 weeks	55.45 ± 21.76	59.79 ± 20.51

Values of the placebo (n = 11) and CM (n = 11) groups are shown as the mean ± SD.