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Table 3 Food group intake in servings at baseline, mid-intervention and post-intervention by group (SD)

From: The effect of high fiber snacks on digestive function and diet quality in a sample of school-age children

  

Intervention

  

Control

 
 

Baseline

Mid-intervention

Post-intervention

Baseline

Mid-intervention

Post-intervention

Number of participants

34

33

32

37

36

35

Number of recalls

63

64

61

69

68

67

Fruits

1.04 (1.20)

0.97 (1.03)

0.98 (1.15)

0.92 (0.93)

0.95 (1.06)

1.01 (1.02)

Vegetables

1.15 (1.26)

1.05 (0.60)

1.06 (0.82)

1.33 (0.75)

1.18 (1.14)

1.25 (0.90)

Grains

6.11 (2.38)*

6.86 (1.77)*

6.30 (2.28)*

5.12 (2.28)

5.08 (1.95)

5.45 (1.58)

Whole grains

1.15 (1.02)*

2.08 (1.39)*†

0.77 (1.00)†

0.51 (0.68)

0.59 (0.81)

0.56 (0.76)

Protein

3.45 (1.80)

3.39 (1.97)

3.46 (2.16)

2.88 (1.80)

2.96 (1.79)

3.03 (1.82)

Dairy

2.17 (1.02)

2.22 (1.21)

2.25 (1.18)

2.25 (1.16)

2.13 (0.97)

1.99 (1.40)

Fats

1.22 (1.21)

1.35 (1.13)

1.92 (1.67)†

1.65 (1.57)

1.35 (1.11)

1.47 (1.22)

Sweets

0.44 (0.54)

0.55 (0.68)

0.55 (0.64)*

0.50 (0.71)

0.50 (0.55)

0.33 (0.37)

Beverages

1.57 (1.02)

1.22 (0.79)

1.47 (1.20)

1.21 (0.84)

1.23 (0.96)

1.32 (1.03)

  1. *Intervention greater than control (p < 0.05).
  2. †Significant from baseline (p < 0.05).
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