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Nutrients
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Placebo (n = 30)
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Chlorella(n = 33)
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P-value§
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|---|
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Week 0
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Week 4
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Week 0
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Week 4
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Week 0
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Week 4
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|---|
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Energy (kcal)
|
1527 ± 71
|
1560 ± 66
|
1695 ± 85
|
1664 ± 66
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0.135
|
0.270
|
|
Carbohydrate (g)
|
234.8 ± 10.0
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240.2 ± 8.0
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250.7 ± 11.5
|
247.1 ± 9.7
|
0.304
|
0.591
|
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Dietary fibers (g)
|
19.9 ± 1.0
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22.6 ± 1.1*
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19.7 ± 1.1
|
21.6 ± 1.2*
|
0.900
|
0.539
|
|
Protein (g)
|
61.5 ± 3.1
|
62.5 ± 3.2
|
69.1 ± 4.2
|
67.5 ± 3.1
|
0.183
|
0.280
|
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Total fat (g)
|
38.8 ± 2.5
|
38.9 ± 2.7
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45.9 ± 3.4
|
45.4 ± 2.8
|
0.114
|
0.108
|
|
SFA (g)
|
5.7 ± 0.5
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6.0 ± 0.8
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7.2 ± 0.9
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6.4 ± 0.6
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0.346
|
0.480
|
|
MUFA (g)
|
7.1 ± 0.6
|
7.3 ± 0.9
|
8.4 ± 1.0
|
8.2 ± 0.7
|
0.457
|
0.273
|
|
PUFA (g)
|
6.1 ± 0.6
|
6.4 ± 0.6
|
7.0 ± 0.6
|
6.2 ± 0.4
|
0.260
|
0.854
|
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Cholesterol (mg)
|
271.9 ± 26.6
|
289.3 ± 27.8
|
303.2 ± 27.7
|
269.2 ± 21.3
|
0.339
|
0.564
|
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β-carotene (mg)#
|
2.8 ± 0.2
|
3.1 ± 0.3
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3.0 ± 0.4
|
4.7 ± 0.4*
|
0.711
|
0.0003
|
- All values are means ± SEM. Intakes were estimated from three-day food records by using CAN-pro (Korean Nutrition Society, Seoul, Korea). Intakes of test products were included in the analysis. SFA saturated fatty acids; MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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#Tested after log transformation.
- *Significantly different within a group, P < 0.05 (paired t-test).
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§Comparison between the placebo and the Chlorella group at week 0 and week 4, respectively (Student’s t-test).
