Table 2.

Daily nutrient intakes calculated from the food diaries that were filled out every weekend during the intervention period for eight weeks.

	Low GI, n = 20 a	High GI, n = 17 b	p
	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM
E (kJ)	8164 ± 584	9417 ± 571	0.14
Protein (%E)	21 ± 1	19 ± 1	0.06
Fat (%E)	34 ± 1	36 ± 1	0.11
Monounsaturated fat (%E)	13 ± 0	13 ± 0	0.46
Polyunsaturated fat (%E)	4 ± 0	4 ± 0	0.85
Saturated fat (%E)	13 ± 0	15 ± 1	0.01
Carbohydrate (%E)	39 ± 2	42 ± 2	0.25
Fiber (g)	16 ± 2	15 ± 1	0.5
Zinc (mg)	13 ± 1	14 ± 1	0.44
Calcium (mg)	640 ± 67	796 ± 83	0.15
Glycemic index	51 ± 1	61 ± 2	0.0002
Glycemic load	102 ± 9	157 ± 18	0.01

E: energy; ^a: 3 subjects from the low GI diet lost their food diaries; ^b: 3 subjects from the high GI diet lost their food diaries.