Table 9 Differences in energy and macronutrient intakes after 12 weeks of chocolate consumption
Low-flavanol | High-flavanol | Pvalue of change between treatments | |
|---|---|---|---|
Chocolate | Chocolate | ||
(n = 20) | (n = 22) | ||
Total energy (Kcal) | |||
Baseline | 2,086 ± 329 | 2,320 ± 464 | - |
Week 12 | 2,178 ± 286 | 2,251 ± 465 | 0.18 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.28 | 0.42 | |
Proteins (g) | |||
Baseline | 88.3 ± 19.7 | 89.4 ± 18.2 | - |
Week 12 | 82.7 ± 13.8 | 85.0 ± 22.2 | 0.86 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.12 | 0.39 | |
Proteins (% energy) | |||
Baseline | 17.0 ± 2.6 | 15.6 ± 2.4 | - |
Week 12 | 15.3 ± 2.3 | 15.1 ± 2.2 | 0.86 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.13 | 0.0078 | |
Carbohydrates (g) | |||
Baseline | 272.2 ± 45.0 | 305.8 ± 62.8 | - |
Week 12 | 284.5 ± 38.1 | 297.6 ± 64.0 | 0.19 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.33 | 0.39 | |
Carbohydrates (% energy) | |||
Baseline | 52.5 ± 5.6 | 53.0 ± 5.3 | - |
Week 12 | 52.4 ± 3.7 | 53.0 ± 4.9 | 0.10 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.92 | 0.99 | |
Baseline | 77.3 ± 17.6 | 89.2 ± 26.9 | - |
Week 12 | 83.2 ± 16.3 | 86.3 ± 23.1 | 0.25 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.22 | 0.61 | |
Lipids (% energy) | |||
Baseline | 33.1 ± 3.8 | 34.2 ± 5.2 | - |
Week 12 | 34.2 ± 3.5 | 34.3 ± 3.7 | 0.28 |
P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline) | 0.35 | 0.92 |