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. 2016 Oct 14;8(10):638. doi: 10.3390/nu8100638

Table 3.

Distribution of energy and macronutrient contribution at meal periods.

Distribution of Energy at Meal Time TOTAL (All Athletes) Median, Range Gender Median, Range Reason for Consultation Median, Range
Female (n = 18) Male (n = 26) Making Weight or Weight Loss (n = 26) Weight Gain (n = 4) Performance (n = 9 ) Clinical # (n = 5)
Breakfast
% TE 29, 8–84 26, 8–55 33, 8–84 33, 8–84 34, 16–35 27, 18–40 19, 15–38
% E CHO 56, 22–87 63, 36–87 54, 22–82 55, 22–87 54, 41–59 55, 28–70 71, 63–83
% E PRO 16, 5–39 15, 6–37 16, 5–39 14, 5–39 18, 12–24 17, 13–23 13, 6–18
% E FAT 23, 2–54 22, 3–46 25, 2–54 23, 2–54 32, 12–35 27, 9–50 11, 3–13
Lunch
% TE 31, 0–72 32, 2–45 30, 0–72 30, 0–72 28, 4–33 32, 18–51 36, 11–45
% E CHO 48, 4–94 45,–81 51, 5–94 46, 5–81 52, 17–94 48, 14–74 35, 4–62
% E PR 26, 2–66 22, 4–55 26, 2–66 28, 4–58 29, 2–66 21, 8–51 34, 7–55
% E FAT 22, 2–48 26, 5–48 17, 2–46 23, 5–45 15, 12–35 17, 11–46 25, 7–48
Dinner
% TE 26, 0–49 28, 0–49 24, 0–44 25, 0–48 22, 0–42 28, 0–40 28, 0–49
% E CHO 46, 12–85 43, 15–76 49, 12–85 45, 12–85 23, 21–70 50, 15–61 33, 26–76
% E PR 22, 5–62 25, 8–55 22, 5–62 22, 5–49 58, 17–62 19, 15–55 30, 8–44
% E FAT 25, 2–53 28, 5–53 18, 2–50 26, 2–53 16, 7–17 27, 10–43 25, 5–38
Snacks
% TE 9, 0–54 10, 0–39 9, 0–54 9, 0–39 21, 9–54 7, 0–50 17, 0–31
% E CHO 69, 35–100 72, 35–100 66, 35–100 69, 35–100 54, 41–80 69, 36–100 71, 57–73
% E PR 8, 0–30 6, 0–20 8, 0–30 6, 0–30 10, 5–15 7, 0–13 9, 6–14
% E FAT 18, 0–56 18, 0–53 18, 0–56 18, 0–56 32, 9–41 18, 0–50 14, 8–30

# Clinical consultations included coeliac disease, corn allergy, nut allergy and reflux.