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. 2010 Feb 10;151(3):1071–1078. doi: 10.1210/en.2009-0744

Table 2.

Body weight, food intake, and urine minerals in response to various levels of dietary protein

Dietary protein level
5% (n = 16) 20% (n = 27) 40% (n = 28)
Weight at d 0 (g) 258.6 ± 4.0a,b 272 ± 3.8a 254.6 ± 4.7b
Weight at d 7 (g) 271.6 ± 4.1a,b 285.6 ± 4.0a 268.8 ± 5.4b
7-d Weight change (g) 13.0 ± 1.6 13.6 ± 2.1 14.2 ± 2.0
7-d Food intake (g) 168.9 ± 3.9a 147.1 ± 3.5b 132.1 ± 3.5c
d 7 U Phos (mg/d) 12.9 ± 3.4a 16.0 ± 0.9b 18.7 ± 0.7b
D 7 U Na (μmol/d) 753 ± 58 943 ± 122 715 ± 67

Data are shown as means ± sem Letters not shared in common indicate significant differences within a row at the P < 0.05 level. U Phos, Urinary phosphorus; U Na, urinary sodium.