Table 3.
A Comparison of the Popular Weight-Loss Diets and Dietary Intake in Individuals From the CSFII 1994–96, 19981
| Popular diets (n = 17) | CSFII 1994–96, 1998 (n = 9582) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean ± SD (median) | Min-Max | Mean ± SD (median) | Min-Max | % Difference of CSFII from popular diets | P |
| Energy, kcal/d | 1491 ± 394 (1388) | 753–2221 | 1952 ± 848 (1805) | 184–13,297 | 30.9 | .0129 |
| Total fat, % en | 28.1 ± 15.2 (23.0) | 14.7–68.0 | 33.3 ± 7.9 (33.5) | 1.1–67.8 | 18.5 | .0018* |
| Saturated fat, % en | 7.9 ± 5.6 (6.1) | 2.3–23.7 | 11.1 ± 3.4 (11.0) | 0.2–29.9 | 40.5 | .0007* |
| Monounsaturated fat, % en | 10.7 ± 7.6 (7.6) | 3.2–30.4 | 12.7 ± 3.5 (12.8) | 0.5–29.0 | 18.7 | .0013* |
| Polyunsaturated fat, % en | 6.9 ± 3.4 (6.1) | 2.5–15.1 | 6.8 ± 2.6 (6.5) | 0.3–26.5 | −1.4 | .7543 |
| Cholesterol, mg/d | 204 ± 218 (120) | 0–730 | 270 ± 184 (224) | 0–2701 | 32.4 | .0132 |
| Dietary fiber, g/d | 26.3 ± 12.1 (24.6) | 7.4–51.5 | 15.7 ± 8.6 (14.1) | 0.6–120 | −40.3 | < .0001* |
| Vitamin E, mg/d | 8.8 ± 5.8 (7.0) | 2.9–26.5 | 8.1 ± 6.1 (6.9) | 0.2–155.9 | −8.3 | .5788 |
| Folate, µg/d | 533 ± 289 (410) | 206–1318 | 252 ± 159 (217) | 10–2273 | −52.7 | < .0001* |
| Calcium, mg/d | 964 ± 366 (887) | 441–1676 | 734 ± 430 (648) | 47–4904 | −23.9 | .0054 |
| Sodium, mg/d | 3185 ± 1249 (3280) | 1115–5586 | 3296 ± 1570 (3046) | 69–22,266 | 3.5 | .9516 |
| Glycemic load | 79.4 ± 46.2 (87.4) | 4.5–173.2 | 123.8 ± 58.0 (114) | 7.6–662.1 | 55.9 | .0021* |
*
Significant after a Bonferroni correction.