Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Nov 1;290(4):E622–E630. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00274.2005

Table 3.

Fluid and energy intakes

1.5 to 3.0 g·kg-1·day-1*
3.0 to 1.5 g·kg-1·day-1
Short Study (n = 7) Extended Study (n = 5) Short Study (n = 5) Extended Study (n = 5)
AA infusion, g·kg-1·day-1 1.5 (19 h) 3.0 (5 h) 1.5 (24h) 3.0 (24h) 3.0 (19h) 1.5 (5h) 3.0 (24h) 1.5 (24h)
Total fluid intake, ml·kg-1·day-1 109±15 109±16 116±8 131±12 105±15 106±15 99±4 110±9
Glucose infusion rate, mg kg1 min1 7.3±0.6 7.3±0.5 8.0±0.6 7.8±0.3 7.3±0.9 7.3±1.0 6.9±0.2 7.4±0.6
Actual AA intake, g·kg-1·day-1 1.51±0.04 3.01±0.02 1.54±0.02 3.05±0.07 2.98±0.05 1.48±0.05 3.04±0.05 1.52±0.04
Nonprotein energy intake, kcal·kg-1·day-1 40±4 40±3 44±6 40±7 41±5 41±5 40±2 41±4
Total energy intake, kcal·kg-1·day-1 46±4 52±3 50±6 52±7 52±5 47±5 52±2 47±4

Data presented are means ± SD.

*

Received 1.5 g·kg-1·day-1AA infusion initially and then switched to 3.0 g·kg-1·day-1.

Received 3.0 g kg1 day1 initially and then switched to 1.5 g·kg-1·day-1.