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. 2009 Jun 4;30(8):1402–1407. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgp130

Appendix.

Nutrient composition of the dietsa,b

PM
VEG
All (n = 16) Female (n = 11) Male (n = 5) All (n = 16) Female (n = 11) Male (n = 5)
Energy intake (MJ) 9 8 11 9 8 12
Protein (g/d) 145 (27) 137 (29) 163 (25) 77 (14) 73 (15) 85 (12)
Fat (g/d) 80 (33) 71 (32) 101 (33) 79 (31) 66 (29) 107 (34)
    SFA (g/d) 30 (12) 27 (12) 37 (12) 33 (12) 24 (11) 51 (16)
    MUFA (g/d) 27 (11) 24 (11) 33 (11) 23 (9) 20 (9) 32 (10)
    PUFA (g/d) 16 (6) 13 (6) 22 (7) 14 (6) 15 (7) 11 (4)
Carbohydrates (g/d) 230 (43) 200 (42) 296 (45) 321 (59) 289 (59) 389 (57)
Fibre (g/d) 19 16 23 30 28 34
Calcium (mg/d) 811 762 918 1187 1115 1348
Iron (mg/d) 18 17 22 14 13 17
Folate (μg/d) 189 168 236 244 229 277
Vitamin C (mg/d) 74 73 77 112 100 138
RM
VEG
All (n = 12) Female (n = 6) Male (n = 6) All (n = 12) Female (n = 6) Male (n = 6)
Energy intake (MJ) 10 9 11 9 8 10
Protein (g/d) 147 (25) 133 (25) 161 (25) 77 (14) 73 (15) 80 (13)
Fat (g/d) 80 (29) 70 (29) 90 (30) 81 (31) 68 (29) 95 (34)
    SFA (g/d) 34 (12) 26 (11) 41 (14) 33 (13) 24 (10) 42 (15)
    MUFA (g/d) 27 (10) 24 (10) 30 (10) 25 (10) 21 (9) 29 (10)
    PUFA (g/d) 10 (4) 13 (5) 7 (2) 14 (5) 16 (7) 12 (4)
Carbohydrates (g/d) 293 (49) 265 (50) 321 (49) 323 (58) 296 (59) 351 (57)
Fibre (g/d) 12 11 13 30 28 33
Calcium (mg/d) 895 875 915 1093 1058 1128
Iron (mg/d) 16 15 18 16 15 18
Folate (μg/d) 318 274 361 291 267 315
Vitamin C (mg/d) 93 90 95 86 71 100

SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PM, processed (nitrite-preserved red) meat; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

a

Mean nutrient intake.

b

Values between parentheses represent %energy.