TABLE 2.

Effect of quinoa on body composition in overweight and obese participants at 6 and 12 wk of intervention¹

Body-composition characteristics	Control		25 g/d		50 g/d		P (treatment)2
	6 wk	12 wk	6 wk	12 wk	6 wk	12 wk
BMI, kg/m2	28.45 ± 0.72	29.85 ± 1.19	33.45 ± 1.38	32.81 ± 1.43	30.86 ± 1.11	30.20 ± 1.16	0.968
Body weight, kg	78.43 ± 2.80	81.62 ± 4.31	90.34 ± 4.19	89.02 ± 4.24	86.05 ± 2.80	84.59 ± 2.83	0.775
Body fat, %	39.47 ± 2.0	40.29 ± 1.99	41.28 ± 1.73	41.41 ± 1.93	40.96 ± 1.71	40.25 ± 1.87	0.380
Total lean tissue, %	61.86 ± 2.29	61.09 ± 2.31	59.85 ± 1.98	59.74 ± 2.15	59.04 ± 1.71	59.75 ± 1.86	0.341
Bone mineral density, g/cm2	1.87 ± 0.11	2.42 ± 0.13	1.95 ± 0.09	2.44 ± 0.11	1.84 ± 0.08	2.49 ± 0.10	0.477
Waist circumference, cm	100.15 ± 3.62	103.26 ± 3.62	109.88 ± 3.61	108.86 ± 3.54	106.34 ± 2.20	105.03 ± 2.07	0.265

¹Values are means ± SEMs.

²Indicates the main effect of treatment observed between groups (baseline adjusted on the basis of a linear mixed model).