Table 1 Nutritional composition of diet according to 24-hours food recall in both groups and times assessed

Energy (kcal/day)

Initial

3869 ± 1012*^a

3665 ± 713*^a

Final

1765 ± 193

1578 ± 213

Mean difference

Carbohydrate (g/d)

Initial

451 ± 118*^a

478 ± 73*^a

Final

201 ± 32

159 ± 28

Mean difference

Protein (g/d)

Initial

187 ± 53*^a

152 ± 55*^a

Final

122 ± 22

118 ± 23

Mean difference

Fat (g/d)

Initial

135 ± 62*^a

127 ± 37*^a

Final

54 ± 15

55 ± 11

Mean difference

MUFA (g/d)

Initial

43 ± 20*^a

42 ± 12^*a

Final

26 ± 9

19 ± 6

Mean difference

PUFA (g/d)

Initial

25 ± 13*^a

24 ± 9

Final

12 ± 6

24 ± 5

Mean difference

ω-3 (g/d)

Initial

3 ± 2

4 ± 3*a

Final

3 ± 2

14 ± 2

Mean difference

10 ± 3**^b

ω-6 (g/d)

Initial

22 ± 11*^a

22 ± 8*^a

Final

9 ± 5

10 ± 4

Mean difference

SFA (g/d)

Initial

51 ± 27*^a

51 ± 16*^a

Final

13 ± 3

12 ± 3

Mean difference

Dietary cholesterol (mg/d)

Initial

569 ± 220*^a

583 ± 313*^a

Final

267 ± 67

248 ± 59

Mean difference

Total fiber (g/d)

Initial

41 ± 15*^a

42 ± 14

Final

26 ± 6

41 ± 5

Mean difference