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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Aug 6;18(2):300–307. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.235

Table 3.

Self-reported dietary intake and physical activity in water and nonwater groups before and after the 12-week intervention

Water group
Nonwater group
Baseline Week 12 Baseline Week 12
Total diet
 Energy, kcal/da 1,991 ± 131 1,454 ± 95 2,085 ± 134 1,511 ± 98
 Weight, g/db 2,616 ± 148 3,226 ± 228 2,884 ± 152 2,699 ± 234
 Carbohydrate (% energy) 48.5 ± 2.0 51.1 ± 2.6 47.1 ± 2.1 48.7 ± 2.7
 Protein (% energy)a 16.1 ± 0.7 18.0 ± 0.6 15.6 ± 0.7 17.4 ± 0.6
 Fat (% energy) 35.2 ± 1.4 31.5 ± 2.0 33.8 ± 1.4 32.4 ± 2.1
 Energy density, kcal/gcd 0.78 ± 0.05 0.48 ± 0.05 0.74 ± 0.05 0.63 ± 0.05
Beverages only
 Energy, kcal/da 235 ± 30 148 ± 24 292 ± 31 156 ± 25
 Weight, g/db 1,588 ± 121 2,287 ± 157 1,762 ± 124 1,372 ± 161
 Water consumption, g/db 306 ± 98 1,291 ± 111 446 ± 100 323 ± 114
 Weight, excluding water, g/da 1,283 ± 116 996 ± 108 1,316 ± 119 1,048 ± 111
 Energy density, including water, kcal/ga 0.15 ± 0.03 0.07 ± 0.02 0.20 ± 0.03 0.13 ± 0.02
 Energy density, excluding water, kcal/ga 0.20 ± 0.03 0.17 ± 0.03 0.24 ± 0.03 0.15 ± 0.03
Food only
 Energy, kcal/da 1,756 ± 126 1,306 ± 85 1,793 ± 129 1,355 ± 88
 Weight, g/d 1,027 ± 78 939 ± 145 1,123 ± 80 1,327 ± 149
 Energy density, kcal/ga 1.74 ± 0.08 1.44 ± 0.10 1.63 ± 0.08 1.26 ± 0.10
Physical activity, steps/d 7,073 ± 717 7,349 ± 682 6,749 ± 807 7,051 ± 767

Data are presented as mean ± s.e.m.

a

Significant main effect of time, P < 0.01.

b

Significant group by time interaction, P < 0.05.

c

Calculated with all foods and beverages, including water.

d

Significant group by time interaction, P < 0.01.