Table 2.
Reported macronutrient composition of the diet over the course of the experiment (data include the supplementary drinks) (Mean values and standard deviations)
| Sugar | Aspartame | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| Baseline | ||||
| Reported energy intake (kJ/d) | 8875·0 | 2639·7 | 8920·8 | 1925·3 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 261·7 | 70·4 | 259·5 | 82·8 |
| Sugars (g/d) | 106·8 | 47·8 | 100·8 | 41·1 |
| Fat (g/d) | 83·6 | 34·9 | 80·3 | 20·2 |
| Protein (g/d) | 74·0 | 22·2 | 77·2 | 16·1 |
| Week 1 | ||||
| Reported energy intake (kJ/d) | 9908·4 | 2095·0 | 8610·0 | 9243·4 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 335·0 | 67·0 | 249·5 | 72·0 |
| Sugars (g/d) | 199·5 | 47·3 | 101·9 | 41·4 |
| Fat (g/d) | 75·0 | 23·4 | 76·6 | 21·4 |
| Protein (g/d) | 72·7 | 16·3 | 74·7 | 20·5 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| Reported energy intake (kJ/d) | 9091·3 | 1454·1 | 7996·0 | 1930·3 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 307·8 | 52·3 | 224·1 | 61·0 |
| Sugars (g/d) | 177·5 | 29·2 | 88·4 | 44·0 |
| Fat (g/d) | 69·8 | 16·0 | 73·4 | 24·7 |
| Protein (g/d) | 64·9 | 14·3 | 67·8 | 17·8 |