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. 2020 Oct 19;13:100254. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100254

Table 1.

Macronutrient content of experimental diets and monkey chow.

Diet Composition	Human		Nonhuman Primate
	WEST	MED	WEST	MED	Lab Chow^g
	% of Calories	% of Calories	% of Calories	% of Calories	% of Calories
Protein	15^a	17^b	16^a	16^b	18
Carbohydrate	51^a	51^b	54^a	54^b	69
Fat	33^a	32^b	31^a	31^b	13
	% of Total Fats		% of Total Fats
Saturated	33^a	21^b	36^a	21^b	26
Monounsaturated	36^a	56^b	36^a	57^b	28
Polyunsaturated	24^a	15^b	26^a	20^b	32
ω6:ω3 Fatty Acids	15:1^e	2.1–3:1^f	14.8:1^e	2.9:1^f	12:1
Cholesterol mg/Ca^h	0.13^a	0.16^b	0.16^a	0.15^b	trace
Fiber g/Cal	0.01^a	0.03^c	0.02^a	0.04^c	0.01
Sodium mg/Cal	1.7^a^,4	1.3^b^,^c	1.7^a^,^d	1.0^b^,^c	0.25

^a

(Department of Agricu, 2014) US Dept. Of Agriculture (2014), women 40–49 from NHANES What We Eat 2011–2012.

^b

(Bedard et al., 2012) Bedard et al., 2012. Carbohydrate includes alcohol.

^c

(Kafatos et al., 2000) Kafatos et al., 2000.

^d

(Powles et al., 2013) Powles et al., 2013.

^e

(Simopoulos, 2006) Simopoulos, 2006.

^f

(Cordain et al., 2005) Cordain et al., 2005.

^g

Diet #5037/8 (type of fat known in 86% of total fat. Omega-6 from corn and pork fat). https://www.labdiet.com/cs/groups/lolweb/@labdiet/documents/web_content/mdrf/mdi4/~edisp/ducm04_028407.pdf. LabDiet, St. Louis, MO.

^h

About 256 mg/day or 1.3 eggs/day.