Calcium-fortified beverage supplementation on body composition in postmenopausal women

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 Dietary intake of total energy, macronutrients and calcium values as reported using 3-day diet records.

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Energy Intake (MJ/d)
CAL	6.88 ± 1.28	7.89 ± 1.77^†	1.0 ± 1.8
CTL	7.96 ± 2.50	7.96 ± 2.16	-0.0 ± 1.7
Carbohydrate (g/d)
CAL	219 ± 40	270 ± 65^††	51 ± 48*
CTL	239 ± 60	243 ± 69	1 ± 63
Protein (g/kg/d)
CAL	0.97 ± 0.2	1.09 ± 0.5	0.1 ± 0.3
CTL	1.10 ± 0.3	1.07 ± 0.4	-0.0 ± 0.5
Carbohydrate:Protein Ratio (g/g/d)
CAL	3.4 ± 0.8	3.9 ± 0.8	1.2 ± 0.4
CTL	3.3 ± 0.9	3.5 ± 1.2	1.1 ± 0.4
Fat (g/d)
CAL	59 ± 20	62 ± 16	3 ± 18
CTL	72 ± 39	72 ± 34	0 ± 26
Calcium (mg/d)^‡#
CAL	919 ± 435	2201 ± 763** ^†	1281 ± 824**
CTL	1244 ± 734	1153 ± 647	-90 ± 567
Calcium:Protein Ratio (mg:g/d)^‡#
CAL	14.6 ± 8.2	32.3 ± 15.6** ^† ^†	17.7 ± 15.8**
CTL	16.8 ± 8.7	15.2 ± 7.5	-1.0 ± 7.5
Calcium:Energy (mg:MJ/d)^‡#
CAL	134 ± 67	286 ± 105** ^† ^†	152 ± 108**
CTL	162 ± 93	144 ± 93	-18 ± 78

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