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. 2017 Feb 8;105(3):589–599. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.139683

TABLE 1.

Actual dietary intakes during a 2-wk run-in diet and 6-wk refined grain–based or whole grain–rich intervention diets1

Refined grain (n = 40) Whole grain (n = 41)
Run-in diet (weeks 1–2) Intervention (weeks 3–8) Run-in diet (weeks 1–2) Intervention (weeks 3–8)
Energy, kcal/d 2639 ± 363 2551 ± 358a 2673 ± 395 2566 ± 359a
Energy density, kcal/g 1.1 ± 0.2 1.2 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2 1.2 ± 0.2a
Carbohydrate, % 47 ± 1 52 ± 2a 47 ± 1 54 ± 2a,b
Fat, % 34 ± 1 28 ± 1a 35 ± 1 28 ± 2a
Protein, % 19 ± 1 20 ± 1a 19 ± 1 18 ± 1a,b
Total fiber, g/1000 kcal 8 ± 0.4 8 ± 0.4 8 ± 0.3 16 ± 0.8a,b
Soluble fiber, g/d 6 ± 1 6 ± 1a 6 ± 1 8 ± 1a,b
Insoluble fiber, g/d 14 ± 2 15 ± 2 15 ± 2 31 ± 5a,b
Whole grains, g/d 0 0 0 207 ± 39a,b
Glycemic index2 86 ± 1 84 ± 2a 86 ± 2 81 ± 2a,b
Glycemic load2 251 ± 35 265 ± 41a 254 ± 38 269 ± 43a
1

All values are means ± SDs. aSignificantly different from the run-in diet, P < 0.05 (paired-samples t test). bSignificantly different from refined grain (ANCOVA adjusted for baseline value, age, sex, and BMI), P < 0.05.

2

White bread was used as the reference.