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. 2009 Apr 22;89(6):1744–1750. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26752

TABLE 3.

Summary of reported energy and macronutrient intakes using food records in overweight adolescents1

Girls (n = 20) Boys (n = 14)
TEI (kcal/d) 1890 ± 702 2094 ± 563
TEI:TEE ratio2 0.66 ± 0.22 0.63 ± 0.18
Fat intake (g/d) 79 ± 30 88 ± 30
Fat intake (kcal/d) 708 ± 269 794 ± 270
Carbohydrate intake (g/d) 235 ± 97 249 ± 74
Carbohydrate intake (kcal/d) 939 ± 387 995 ± 294
Protein intake (g/d) 64 ± 21 79 ± 30
Protein intake (kcal/d) 255 ± 83 317 ± 120
1

All values are means ± SDs. TEI, total energy intake (total energy intake reported using food records); TEE, total energy expenditure (measured by using doubly labeled water). There were no significant differences due to sex (Student's t test).

2

Ratio between reported TEI from food records and TEE.