TABLE 3.

Baseline daily energy and nutrient intakes of volunteers assigned to a low-carbohydrate (n = 12) or low-fat diet (n = 12)

	Low-carbohydrate diet	Low-fat diet	P*
Energy (MJ/day)	11.0 ± 2.5	9.5 ± 1.4	0.11
Carbohydrate (total energy %)	40 ± 7	41 ± 7	0.92
Starch	25 ± 3	24 ± 5	0.42
Sugars	15 ± 7	17 ± 4	0.46
Nonmilk extrinsic sugar	8 ± 6	11 ± 4	0.29
Protein (total energy %)	15 ± 2	16 ± 4	0.42
Fat (total energy %)	40 ± 8	39 ± 6	0.66
Saturated fat	15 ± 6	13 ± 3	0.34
Monounsaturated fat	13 ± 3	12 ± 3	0.69
Polyunsaturated fat	6 ± 2	7 ± 2	0.14
Alcohol (total energy %)	4 ± 2	4 ± 1	0.91
Englyst fibre (g/day)	18 ± 5	14 ± 4	0.71

Data are means ± SD.

*Between-group comparisons analyzed by independent-samples t test.