Table 5.
Daily energy and macronutrient intakes of participants (n = 22) from food sources versus sports nutrition guidelines
| Nutrient | Absolute daily intake | Relative Intake (per kg BW) |
Recommendation | Intake vs Guidelines | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 2472 (1767, 3374) | 26.3 ± 9.2 | - | - | - |
| Protein (g) | 139.8 ± 51.1 | 1.4 ± 0.4a | 1.2–2.0 g/kg BW | Within | 0.148 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 266 (199, 341) | 3 (2, 3)a | 5–10 g/kg BW | Below | <0.001 |
| Fibre (g) | 21.7 ± 10.1 | - | 30 g/day | Below | 0.001 |
| Total fat (g) | 97.0 (68.3, 150.3) | 36.2 ± 3.7b | <35% TEI | Above | 0.149 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 38.7 ± 15.8 | 12.8 ± 1.9b | <11% TEI | Above | <0.001 |
| Alcohol (units/week) | 6.3 (2.3, 10.6) | - | <14 units/week | Below | <0.001 |
an = 19; values are mean ± standard deviation/Median (25th, 75th). bExpressed as %TEI; BW, body weight; TEI, total energy intake. Average protein and carbohydrate intakes compared to ACSM [18] guidelines, mean fibre intake compared to SACN [42] guidelines, mean total fat & saturated fat intakes compared to SACN [43] guidelines, Average weekly alcohol intake in units compared to the Department of Health [19] guidelines. Bold values indicate P<0.05.