Table 1.
The Study groups' daily nutritional intake (mean ± SD) at induction and after 4-months basic training (BT)in relation (%) to the Nutritional Standards for Operational and Restricted Rations (NSOR) requirements
| NSF (N = 62) |
SF (N = 12) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Induction | End BT | Induction | End BT | |
| Energy (kcal) | 2824 ± 1086 (78.4%) |
2587 ± 879 (71.9%) |
2325 ± 974 (64.6%) |
2447 ± 879 (68.0%) |
| Proteins (g) | 128.6 ± 62.8 (141%) |
114.0 ± 42.4 (125%) |
111.7 ± 43.1 (123%) |
131.7 ± 48.3 (145%) |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 369 ± 165* (74.7%) |
335 ± 178 (67.8%) |
272 ± 104 (55.1%) |
285 ± 129 (57.7%) |
| Total Fat (g) | 100.3 ± 40.5 (32.0%) |
89.7 ± 31.5 (31.2%) |
84.5 ± 14.8 (34.5%) |
108.0 ± 35.0 (34.4%) |
| Iron (mg) | 18.0 ± 7.7# (120%) |
15.2 ± 5.5 (101%) |
16.1 ± 5.1 (107%) |
14.6 ± 4.8 (97.3%) |
| Folate (μg DFE) | 448 ± 198# (112%) |
364 ± 132 (91.0%) |
362 ± 108 (90.5%) |
332 ± 126 (83.0%) |
| Vitamin D (IU) | 157.4 ± 93.3*# (78.7%) |
119.2 ± 53.1 (59.6%) |
117.9 ± 34.3 (59.0%) |
121.6 ± 46.1 (60.8%) |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 3.0 ± 1.3# (231%) |
2.3 ± 0.8 (177%) |
2.8 ± 1.1 (215%) |
2.3 ± 0.9 (177%) |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 7.1 ± 4.0# (296%) |
4.8 ± 2.3 (200%) |
5.9 ± 3.2 (246%) |
6.2 ± 3.0 (258%) |
| Calcium (mg) | 964 ± 373*# (96.4%) |
679 ± 236 (67.9%) |
589 ± 92 (58.9%) |
609 ± 171 (60.9%) |
| Zinc (mg) | 15.8 ± 6.6# (105%) |
12.5 ± 4.3 (83.3%) |
14.7 ± 4.6 (98.0%) |
12.4 ± 2.6 (82.9%) |
| Magnesium (mg) | 394 ± 155# (93.8%) |
338 ± 118 (80.5%) |
320 ± 129 (76.2%) |
318 ± 108 (75.7%) |
* p < 0.05 NSF vs. SF at the same phase
# p < 0.05 for the same group at different phases