Table 2.
Mean daily intakes of selected nutrients at baseline and during the 4-week intervention
| Nutrients | Placebo group (n = 17) | Chlorella group (n = 17) | P-valuea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Week 4 | Week 0 | Week 4 | Group | Time | Group x time | |
| Energy, kcal/d | 1558 ± 124 | 1505 ± 92 | 1511 ± 111 | 1485 ± 81 | 0.800 | 0.642 | 0.860 |
| Carbohydrate, g/d | 204.0 ± 16.6 | 185.6 ± 13.7 | 214.7 ± 15.3 | 186.0 ± 11.7 | 0.734 | 0.033 | 0.680 |
| Protein, g/d | 63.0 ± 5.5 | 65.3 ± 3.2 | 56.2 ± 7.3 | 64.9 ± 3.8 | 0.400 | 0.065 | 0.394 |
| Fat, g/d | 52.7 ± 5.1 | 55.3 ± 3.3 | 46.2 ± 3.5 | 50.5 ± 2.5 | 0.189 | 0.338 | 0.815 |
| SFA, g/d | 8.2 ± 1.1 | 9.5 ± 1.1 | 7.4 ± 1.2 | 9.6 ± 0.8 | 0.723 | 0.071 | 0.643 |
| PUFA, g/d | 5.8 ± 0.7 | 6.5 ± 0.8 | 6.4 ± 0.9 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 0.664 | 0.194 | 0.810 |
| Cholesterol, mg/d | 323.5 ± 54.5 | 725.9 ± 17.5 | 219.1 ± 32.2 | 754.1 ± 25.7 | 0.312 | < 0.001 | 0.220 |
| Dietary fibers, g/d | 12.7 ± 1.3 | 12.6 ± 1.1 | 11.3 ± 1.1 | 11.9 ± 0.6 | 0.665 | 0.316 | 0.568 |
| β-carotene, mg/d | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | 0.266 | 0.302 | 0.010 |
Values are the means ± SEMs. Intakes were estimated from 3-day dietary records using CAN-pro (Korean Nutrition Society, Seoul, Korea). Egg, Chlorella and placebo intakes were included in the analysis. SFA saturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids
aMixed-effects ANOVA model, with group and time as fixed effects factors and subject as random effect factor