Table 2.
Composition of the macronutrients and dietary fiber intake of controls, bodybuilders, and distance runners obtained from 3-d food diaries
| DRIK | Controls (n = 15) |
Bodybuilders (n = 15) |
Distance runners (n = 15) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 2600 | 1757+++/2046–1306 | 3362 /5392–2488 | 2787¥¥¥/3756–2371 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 219+++/ 264–160 | 411 / 547–319 | 369¥¥¥/ 408–325 | |
| Protein (g) | 71+++/ 84–51 | 236***/ 314–175 | 103/ 111–79 | |
| Total fat (g) | 49+++/ 85–39 | 131 / 188–76 | 88¥¥/ 120–65 | |
| Saturated fat (g) | < 20 g | 10+++/ 11–8 | 4** / 7–3 | 14 / 18–9 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) | 11++/ 13–10 | 5** /12–5 | 16 / 18–9 | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 9 /11–7 | 5 /12–5 | 9 / 14–5 | |
| Dietary fiber (g) | ≥25 g | 14+/ 19–11 | 19 / 36–14 | 17 / 20–15 |
| Protein: Carbohydrate ratio | 0.3+++ | 0.6+++ | 0.3 | |
| Dietary fiber: Carbohydrate ratio | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05¥ |
Data shown as median/IQR (Q3-Q1), controls versus bodybuilders: +p < 0.05, ++p < 0.01 or +++p < 0.001, bodybuilders versus distance runners: **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, distance runners versus controls: ¥¥p < 0.01, ¥¥¥p < 0.001. DRIK: Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans