Table 2.

Dietary intakes (means ±SE) recorded in the physically active (PA, n=12) and physically inactive (PIA. n=l1) groups during 10 days of the luteal and follicular phases of menstrual cycles

Menstrual cycle phase	Luteal		Follicular
Variable	PA	PIA	PA	PIA
Energy intake (kcal·day⁻¹) (kcal·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	2037 ±150	1827 ±203	1901 ±124	1815 ±197
Energy intake (kcal·day⁻¹) (kcal·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	35.32 ±2.49	27.81 ±2.69	33.13 ±2.32	27.70 ±2.61
Carbohydrate (%kcal·day⁻¹) (g·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	62.5 ±3.10	52.6 ±2.91	65.4 ±3.1	56.9 ±2.8
Carbohydrate (%kcal·day⁻¹) (g·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	5.46 ±0.41	3.66 ±0.43	5.31 ±0.35	3.88 ±0.37
Protein (%kcal·day⁻¹) (g·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	14.2 ±1.2	16.3 ±1.5	14.3 ±1.2	14.5 ±1.4
Protein (%kcal·day⁻¹) (g·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	1.25 ±0.13	1.11 ±0.13	1.18 ±0.12	1.00 ±0.13
Fat (%kcal·day⁻¹) (g·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	24.6 ±2.9	31.8 ±2.5	21.6 ±2.8	29.8 ±2.3
Fat (%kcal·day⁻¹) (g·kg⁻¹·day⁻¹)	0.98 ±0.14	0.98 ±0.12	0.83 ±0.14	0.93 ±0.12