Table 3 Changes in macronutrient intake between the free-living and the intervention period
| Â | FREE-LIVING PERIOD (WEEK 0 TO 4) | INTERVENTION PERIOD (WEEK 4 TO 8) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Daily intake | Breakfast | Morning snack | Lunch | Afternoon snack | Dinner | Daily intake | Breakfast | Morning snack | Lunch | Afternoon snack | Dinner |
Energy (kcal) | 1710 ± 354 | 300 ± 168 | 93 ± 86 | 713 ± 115 | 110 ± 86 | 493 ± 223 | 1815 ± 335 | 346 ± 59 | 111 ± 54 | 722 ± 154 | 111 ± 66 | 524 ± 238 |
Carbohydrates (g) | 152 ± 52 (36) | 39 ± 24 (52) | 12 ± 11 (52) | 51 ± 21 (29) | 12 ± 11 (44) | 38 ± 23 (31) | 145 ± 48 (32) | 34 ± 6 (39) | 10 ± 4 (36) | 53 ± 29 (30) | 10 ± 6 (36) | 38 ± 18 (29) |
   - Sugars (g) | 73 ± 25 | 23 ± 17 | 8 ± 8 | 17 ± 7 | 7 ± 7 | 18 ± 8 | 72 ± 16 | 26 ± 6 | 7 ± 4 | 15 ± 7 | 7 ± 5 | 15 ± 9 |
Glycemic Index |  | 51 ± 10 | 43 ± 22 |  | 37 ± 21 |  |  | 58 ± 9 | 40 ± 10 |  | 40 ± 10 |  |
Fiber (g) | 20 ± 8 | 4 ± 3 | 1 ± 1 | 9 ± 6 | 1 ± 1 | 5 ± 2 | 22 ± 7 | 4 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 10 ± 5 | 1 ± 1 | 5 ± 2 |
Proteins (g) | 78 ± 16* (18) | 11 ± 6* (15) | 4 ± 5* (17) | 37 ± 7 (21) | 4 ± 4 (15) | 21 ± 13 (17) | 100 ± 15* (22) | 25 ± 5* (29) | 7 ± 3* (25) | 36 ± 9 (20) | 7 ± 5 (25) | 24 ± 11 (18) |
Lipids (g) | 74 ± 13 (39) | 10 ± 6 (30) | 2 ± 2 (19) | 33 ± 6 (42) | 4 ± 3 (33) | 24 ± 12 (44) | 79 ± 15 (39) | 12 ± 2 (31) | 4 ± 1 (32) | 35 ± 9 (44) | 4 ± 2 (32) | 26 ± 11 (45) |