TABLE 3.

Respiratory quotient (RQ) and fatty acid oxidation in the high–palmitic acid (PA) and high–oleic acid (OA) diet groups¹

	Preformula phase		Postformula phase
	High-OA diet (n = 22)	High-PA diet (n = 21)	High-OA diet (n = 22)	High-PA diet (n = 21)
Average RQ
Fed state2	0.87 ± 0.01	0.88 ± 0.01	0.86 ± 0.01	0.89 ± 0.013
Fasting state4	0.87 ± 0.01	0.88 ± 0.01	0.87 ± 0.01	0.88 ± 0.01
Fatty acid oxidation (g/min)5
Fed state	0.040 ± 0.006	0.038 ± 0.006	0.043 ± 0.005	0.028 ± 0.0056
Fasting state	0.034 ± 0.005	0.034 ± 0.004	0.035 ± 0.005	0.031 ± 0.006
Average daily fatty acid oxidation (g/min)	0.038 ± 0.006	0.033 ± 0.004	0.040 ± 0.005	0.029 ± 0.005

¹All values are $\overline{x}\pm \text{SEM}$.

²Estimated from individual measurements obtained 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 h after the evening meal.

^3,6Significantly different from the preformula high-OA diet (analysis of covariance):

³P = 0.01,

⁶P = 0.04.

⁴Estimated from observations made 9, 11, and 13 h after the evening meal.

⁵Estimated from the weighted average of the fat oxidation rate during the fed (17 h) and fasting (7 h) periods of the day.