TABLE 2.
Dietary intake based on the Youth-Adolescent Food-Frequency Questionnaire1
| Characteristic | Girls (n = 25) | Boys (n = 27) | All children (n = 52) |
| Energy (kcal) | 2020.75 ± 115.97 | 1898.46 ± 103.23 | 1957.25 ± 77.05 |
| Fat (g) | 70.30 ± 4.41 | 65.31 ± 3.86 | 67.71 ± 2.91 |
| Protein (g) | 83.35 ± 5.08 | 78.26 ± 5.39 | 80.71 ± 3.70 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 270.65 ± 16.79 | 255.05 ± 13.97 | 262.55 ± 10.80 |
| SFAs (g) | 25.52 ± 1.75 | 23.29 ± 1.36 | 24.36 ± 1.10 |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (g) | 1.31 ± 0.09 | 1.29 ± 0.09 | 1.30 ± 0.06 |
| MUFAs (g) | 24.07 ± 1.58 | 22.25 ± 1.39 | 23.12 ± 1.05 |
| trans Fatty acids (g) | 2.58 ± 0.18 | 2.40 ± 0.15 | 2.48 ± 0.12 |
| Total sugars (g) | 129.98 ± 9.10 | 111.52 ± 5.99 | 120.40 ± 5.50 |
| Added sugars (g) | 57.70 ± 4.34 | 54.52 ± 3.63 | 56.05 ± 2.80 |
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All values are means ± SEMs. No statistically significant differences between boys and girls were observed.