Table 7. Median daily macro- and selected micro-nutrient intake in the caloric restriction (CR) and Control diet groups.
| Control diet | CR diet | ||||||
| Nutrient | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |||
| Energy (kcal) | 2062.4 | (1906.1–2119.9) | 1543.31 | (1410.9–1784.1) | |||
| Fat (g) | 54.7 | (52.8–67.6) | 44.21 | (33.5–54.6) | |||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 276.1 | (253.5–329.6) | 227.91 | (213.1–253.9) | |||
| Protein (g) | 101.2 | (93.3–124.2) | 82.01 | (70.9–93.4) | |||
| Glycemic Load (bread reference) | 213.7 | (197.3–241.3) | 162.11 | (141.5–183.4) | |||
| Dietary Fiber (g) | 21.9 | (18.8–24.3) | 24.4 | (22.1–27.3) | |||
| Vitamin A (retinol equivalents) (mcg) | 1886.8 | (1736.8–2107.2) | 2034.7 | (2202.3–6755.1) | |||
| Vitamin D (IU) | 337.4 | (293.4–392.8) | 325.2 | (312.6–355.0) | |||
| Vitamin E (IU) | 8.5 | (7.1–12.0) | 7.7 | (6.4–9.3) | |||
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (mg) | 87.0 | (73.0–116.3) | 127.1 | (100.9–167.1) | |||
| Vitamin B1 (thiamin) (mg) | 1.5 | (1.4–1.7) | 1.2 | (1.0–1.6) | |||
| Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) (mg) | 2.2 | (2.1–2.8) | 1.9 | (1.7–2.1) | |||
| Vitamin B6 (mg)(piridoxal, piridoxamine, piridoxin) | 2.0 | (1.8–2.1) | 1.5 | (1.3–1.8) | |||
| Niacin (mg) | 22.5 | (20.9–24.9) | 19.4 | (15.0–22.5) | |||
| Folate (mcg) | 574.3 | (524.8–685.5) | 501.7 | (464.5–552.4) | |||
| Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) (mcg) | 6.9 | (5.7–7.6) | 4.6 | (3.4–6.1) | |||
| Sodium (mg) | 3588.8 | (3319.3–4209.7) | 2604.4 | (2112.0–3433.0) | |||
| Calcium (mg) | 822.3 | (729.1–920.5) | 1008.6 | (881.6–1147.2) | |||
| Magnesium (mg) | 509.2 | (451.7–540.7) | 455.3 | (436.8–482.1) | |||
| Iron (mg) | 14.4 | (12.1–15.2) | 9.4 | (7.7–11.5) | |||
Data are presented as median (interquartile range -IQR).
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- different from Control diet, p<0.001, Wilcoxon rank sum test.
Daily multivitamin supplement was given during intervention Days 1–28 (Multi Complete, Nature Made, Mission Hills, CA) composition: vitamin A - 2 500 IU, vitamin D3 - 1000 IU, vitamin E - 50 IU, vitamin C - 180 mg, vitamin B1 - 15 mg, vitamin B2 - 1.7 mg, niacin - 20 mg, vitamin B6 - 2 mg, folate - 400 mcg, vitamin B12 - 6 mcg, calcium 162 mg, magnesium - 100 mg, iron - 18 mg, selenium - 70 mcg.