Table 2. Amount of subjects' food intakes from each food group.
| Vegetarians (n = 54) |
Non-vegetarians (n = 48) |
Significance† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total food, g/day | 969.4 ± 245.1* | 873.8 ± 316.6 | NS‡ |
| Cereals, g/day | 284.2 ± 109.6 | 256.0 ± 72.5 | NS |
| Potato and starches, g/day | 55.8 ± 76.9 | 24.4 ± 38.9 | p < 0.01 |
| Sugars and sweeteners, g/day | 5.1 ± 10.4 | 3.1 ± 4.2 | NS |
| Soybean and its products, g/day | 78.7 ± 76.8 | 49.8 ± 39.0 | p < 0.05 |
| Nuts and seeds, g/day | 8.4 ± 15.6 | 1.1 ± 3.1 | p < 0.01 |
| Vegetables, g/day | 282.8 ± 115.1 | 204.1 ± 96.2 | p < 0.001 |
| Fungi and mushrooms, g/day | 1.8 ± 5.0 | 0.6 ± 3.4 | NS |
| Fruits, g/day | 156.5 ± 115.1 | 116.7 ± 137.9 | NS |
| Meats, g/day | 1.9 ± 4.4 | 38.2 ± 33.5 | p < 0.001 |
| Eggs, g/day | 11.0 ± 19.7 | 10.5 ± 15.8 | NS |
| Fish and shellfishes, g/day | 23.0 ± 30.2 | 30.7 ± 30.7 | NS |
| Seaweeds, g/day | 28.8 ± 17.8 | 21.1 ± 12.0 | p < 0.05 |
| Milks, g/day | 11.6 ± 33.3 | 74.8 ± 104.1 | p < 0.001 |
| Oils and fat, g/day | 4.8 ± 3.0 | 5.2 ± 4.0 | NS |
| Beverages, g/day | 4.4 ± 20.1 | 17.9 ± 42.1 | p < 0.05 |
| Seasoning, g/day | 6.9 ± 12.0 | 9.0 ± 20.1 | p < 0.001 |
*Mean ± standard deviation; †Significance as determined by Student's t-test; ‡Not significant.