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. 2017 Jul 10;57(6):2069–2079. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1480-5

Table 2.

Dietary intake data of the subjects before and after each phasea

Cookie Almond P valueb
Week 0 Week 4 Week 0 Week 4
Energy (kcal) 1678.1 ± 374.3 1803.3 ± 332.3 1704.3 ± 343.4 1914.4 ± 340.6 0.0224
Carbohydrate (g)
(% of energy)
264.3 ± 62.9
(63.1 ± 6.4)
275.3 ± 60.2
(60.7 ± 5.9)
273.1 ± 4.18
(64.0 ± 7.0)
264.4 ± 58.5
(55.0 ± 6.1)
≤0.001c
Protein (g)
(% of energy)
63.6 ± 16.3
(15.2 ± 2.4)
61.1 ± 14.0
(13.5 ± 1.9)
63.7 ± 15.0
(14.9 ± 2.2)
70.5 ± 15.9
(14.7 ± 2.3)
≤0.001c
Fat (g)
(% of energy)
42.4 ± 14.8
(22.5 ± 5.2)
52.4 ± 11.4
(26.2 ± 4.3)
42.1 ± 5.0
(22.0 ± 4.5)
67.9 ± 14.0
(32.0 ± 4.5)
≤0.001c
SFA (g)
(% of energy)
6.3 ± 4.0
(3.4 ± 2.1)
16.1 ± 4.5
(8.2 ± 2.3)
7.1 ± 4.2
(3.8 ± 2.2)
9.0 ± 3.8
(4.3 ± 1.8)
≤0.001
MUFA (g)
(% of energy)
7.9 ± 4.6
(4.2 ± 2.4)
12.8 ± 5.1
(6.5 ± 2.5)
9.1 ± 5.0
(4.8 ± 2.7)
26.6 ± 5.4
(12.8 ± 2.8)
≤0.001
PUFA (g)
(% of energy)
6.7 ± 3.2
(3.5 ± 1.4)
7.8 ± 2.9
(3.9 ± 1.4)
7.1 ± 2.8
(3.8 ± 1.3)
13.1 ± 3.1
(6.3 ± 1.5)
≤0.001
Cholesterol (mg) 316.7 ± 163.6 345.8 ± 131.6 292.6 ± 158.6 297.2 ± 146.5 0.0413
Fiber (g) 21.0 ± 5.0 20.9 ± 6.0 22.9 ± 6.1 25.6 ± 4.4 ≤0.001
Vitamin E (mg) 14.1 ± 5.0 13.9 ± 4.0 14.7 ± 4.4 29.8 ± 4.6 ≤0.001
Calcium (mg) 478.8 ± 139.9 500.8 ± 164.5 504.6 ± 178.9 603.9 ± 174.6 ≤0.001
Magnesium (mg) 66.5 ± 31.6 74.7 ± 25.4 73.2 ± 28.8 212.9 ± 37.0 ≤0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Nutrient intakes were evaluated using a computer aided nutritional analysis program for professionals (CAN pro 4.0, The Korean Nutrition Society)

SFA Saturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids

aDietary record was collected before each phase (week 0) and during the final week of each phase (week 4)

bComparison of values at the end of almond and cookie phases, tested using the mixed model

P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.001, comparison between almond (week 4) vs. cookie (week 4), tested using Student’s t-test