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. 2008 Aug 1;58(553):541–547. doi: 10.3399/bjgp08X319701

Appendix 1.

A comparison of the total energy and macronutrient data obtained from 4-day food diaries collected at baseline, week 12, and week 26 of the programme.

Low-fat groups Low-glycaemic-load groups


Average daily intake values Baseline (%) Week 12 (%) Week 26 (%) Baseline (%) Week 12 (%) Week 26 (%)
n 14 14 11 20 20 17

Energy, kCal 1980 1791 1682.3 2038 1679a 1649.3

Protein, g 88 88 89.7 92 81 82.4

Total fat, g 73 68 54.8b 89c 68a 62.8

SFA 25 22 16.8b 30 23a 20.5

MUFA 24 23 19.0d 30c 23a 20.7

PUFA 14 12 10.6 15 12 10.7

Trans 10 11 8.4 13 9a 11.0

Carbohydrate, g 235 198e 198.2 210 174a,c 167.0

Starch 127 99e 96.1 115 96a 92.0

Sugar 97 92 98.0 93 76a,c 72.8c

MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acid. PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid. SFA = saturated fatty acid. Trans = trans fatty acid. Statistical analysis compared change within and between the groups over 26 weeks using paired t-test for within-group analyses and independent t-test for between-group analyses.

a

Week 12 data compared with baseline, P<0.0 01.

b

Week 12 data compared wit h week 26, P<0.01.

c

Diference between low-fat and low-glycaemic-load groups, P<0.05.

d

Week 12 data compared with week 26, P<0.05.

e

Week 12 data compared with baseline, P<0.05.