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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Sep 10;22(1):119–130. doi: 10.1002/oby.20587

Table 3.

Energy and macronutrient intake, body weight, and physical activity over the four days following overeating a high fat/low energy dense diet, a high carbohydrate/low energy dense diet, and a high fat/high energy dense diet

High fat/low energy dense diet High carbohydrate/low energy dense diet High fat/high energy dense diet

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
BW (kg) 91.17±
2.53*a
90.64 ±
2.53*b
90.46 ±
2.53*c
90.28 ±
2.53*d
91.68 ±
2.53*a
91.06 ±
2.53*b
90.75 ±
2.53*c
90.39 ±
2.53*d
90.82 ±
2.53*a
90.54 ±
2.53*b
90.37 ±
2.53*bc
90.13 ±
2.53*d
Δ BW (kg) 1.33 ±
0.23*a
0.80 ±
0.23*b
0.62±0.23*c 0.44 ±
0.23d
1.84 ±
0.23*a
1.22 ±
0.23*b
0.91 ±
0.23*c
0.55 ±
0.23*d
0.98 ±
0.23*a
0.70 ±
0.23*b
0.52 ±
0.23*bc
0.29 ±
0.23d
Food Intake
Energy (kcal) 1825 ±
115*a
1577 ±
115*b
1600 ± 115*b 1629 ±
115*b
1908 ±
115*a
1601 ±
115*b
1692 ±
115*b
1689 ±
115*b
1865 ±
115*a
1631 ±
115*b
1693 ±
115*b
1684 ±
115*b
Δ Energy (kcal) 28 ± 87a −220 ± 86*b −197 ± 86*b −168 ± 86b 111 ±
86a
−196 ±
86*b
−105 ±
86b
−108 ±
86b
67 ±
86a
−166 ±
86b
−104 ±
86b
−113 ±
86b
Δ Energy (%) 2.87 ±
5.51a
−10.40 ±
5.45b
−9.19 ±
5.45b
−6.68 ±
5.45b
7.98 ±
5.45a
−8.71 ±
5.45b
−2.77 ±
5.45b
−4.22
±5.45b
4.74 ±
5.45a
−6.33 ±
5.45b
−3.12 ±
5.45b
−6.15 ±
5.45b
  Δ Carbohydrate (%) 2.22 ±
6.48a
−11.82 ±
6.40b
−13.35 ±
6.40*b
−14.41 ±
6.40*b
7.39 ±
6.40a
−9.21 ±
6.40b
−4.79 ±
6.40b
−9.53 ±
6.40b
4.88 ±
6.40a
−6.77 ±
4.60b
−8.20 ±
6.40b
−11.50
± 6.40b
  Δ Fat (%) 8.16 ±
6.02a
−9.57 ±
5.97b
−3.19 ±
5.97b
8.63 ±
5.97a
12.89 ±
5.97*a
−8.97 ±
5.97b
2.69 ±
5.97c
7.74 ±
5.97ac
7.80 ±
5.97a
−6.59 ±
5.97b
5.50 ±
5.97a
5.80 ±
5.97a
  Δ Protein (%) −9.22 ±
5.10a
−2.12±5.00a −1.45±5.00a −11.50±
5.00*a
−3.41 ±
4.99a
−1.59 ±
4.99a
2.20 ±
4.99a
−9.90 ±
4.99a
−5.31 ±
4.99ab
1.32 ±
4.99a
2.85 ±
4.99a
−11.71
± 4.99*b
Physical Activity
Assessment
Δ Energy Expenditure
(kcal/d)
−58 ± 40a −31±41ab 18 ± 40b −33 ± 37a −86 ±
37*a
−69 ± 38a −77 ±
40a
−50 ±
40a
−65 ±
41a
Δ Measured Active
Energy Expenditure
(kcal/d)
−9 ± 16a −12 ± 17a 12 ± 16a −12 ± 15a −21 ± 15a −17 ± 15a −23 ±
16a
−1 ± 16a −19 ±
16a
Δ Physical Activity
Duration (min/d)
−2.3 ±
2.9a
−1.8±3.1a 1.8±2.9a −2.3 ±
2.7a
−4.3 ±
2.7a
−3.3 ±
2.8a
−4.5 ±
3.0a
−0.2 ±
2.9a
−3.2 ±
3.1a
Δ Daily Steps (steps/d) −456 ±
191*a
−267 ± 200a −93 ± 191a −226 ±
182a
−561 ±
182*a
−364 ±
190a
−373 ±
195a
−398 ±
191*a
−266 ±
200a
Δ Time Lying Down
(min/d)
72.9 ±
32.5*a
−5.0±34.2b −14.4 ±
32.5b
43.3 ±
30.4a
68.4 ±
30.4*a
18.9 ±
32.0a
83.4 ±
33.2*ab
104.2 ±
32.4*a
29.9 ±
34.2b
Δ Measured Sleep
(min/d)
62.3 ±
20.0*a
−27.5 ±
21.2b
−35.1 ±
20.0b
27.5 ±
18.7a
14.4 ±
18.7ab
−26.4 ±
19.8b
50.4 ±
20.5*a
45.0 ±
20.0*a
35.1 ±
21.2a
Δ Ave. METs −0.03 ±
0.02a
−0.02 ±
0.02ab
0.01±0.02b −0.01 ±
0.02a
−0.04 ±
0.02*a
−0.03 ±
0.02a
−0.04 ±
0.02a
−0.02 ±
0.02a
−0.03 ±
0.02a