Table 3.

Summary data for pre- and post-diet combined glucose/insulin tests (CGIT), digestibility trials and body composition data

	Outset (pre-diet) Mean ± SD	End (post-diet) Mean ± SD
Insulin/glucose dynamics
Baseline insulin (mU/L)	10.35 ± 6.77	7.00 ± 3.27*
Insulin 45 min post-infusion (mU/L)	217.41 ± 104.69	256.34 ± 97.77
Insulin 75 min post-infusion (mU/L)	105.62 ± 124.06	143.81 ± 77.15
Area under curve insulin (mU/L/min)	9970.23 ± 5653.16	11,927.61 ± 4785.72
Area under curve glucose (mmol/L/min)	896.27 ± 138.90	1040.49 ± 99.89*
Return to baseline glucose (minutes)	73.00 ± 40.30	123.33 ± 27.69*
Digestibility
Gross energy digestibility (%)	48.27 ± 5.76	49.67 ± 3.11
Dry matter digestibility (%)	50.20 ± 4.90	51.90 ± 3.39
Neutral detergent fibre digestibility (%)	49.37 ± 7.36	49.31 ± 5.35
Body composition
Body mass (kg)	301.20 ± 34.83	275.20 ± 33.59*
Lean mass (kg)	237.71 ± 27.13	217.15 ± 26.36*
Fat mass (kg)	63.75 ± 16.13	58.92 ± 14.74*
Body fat (%)	21.01 ± 4.38	21.22 ± 4.40
Fat loss as % of outset fat mass (%)		7.32 ± 4.74
Lean loss as % of outset lean mass (%)		8.70 ± 2.32