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. 2013 May 10;98(7):2791–2799. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-1289

Table 1.

Details of the Dietary Interventions Based on Representative Diets for an Individual Requiring 2000 kcal for Energy Balance and 4000 kcal for Overfeeding

Diet Total Weight, g Energy Density, kcal/g Total Food Served Warm, % Protein Provided as Animal Protein, % Breakfast, kcal Lunch, kcal Dinner, kcal Snack, kcal
EU 1330 1.51 51.5 70.7 390 604 604 402
BOF 2811 1.42 49.6 73.5 990 1098 1090 822
CNP 4658 0.86 31.2 70.5 1093 882 1205 820
FNP 2174 1.84 21.9 90.9 826 870 1394 910
CLP 3515 1.14 20.0 25.0 992 1204 1081 723
LPF 2485 1.61 13.5 33.4 661 813 1454 1072

Abbreviations: BOF, balanced overfeeding with 50% carbohydrates, 30% fat, and 20% protein; CLP, high-carbohydrate, low-protein overfeeding with 75% carbohydrates, 22% fat, and 3% protein; CNP, high-carbohydrate, normal-protein overfeeding with 75% carbohydrates, 5% fat, and 20% protein; EU, eucaloric feeding; FNP, high-fat, normal-protein overfeeding with 20% carbohydrates, 60% fat, and 20% protein; LPF, low-protein overfeeding with 51% carbohydrates, 46% fat, and 3% protein.