Effect of Ambrotose AO® on resting and exercise-induced antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress in healthy adults

Table 6 Dietary data of men (A) and women (B) during the seven days before exercise testing following three weeks of supplementation with Ambrotose AO^® at a dosage of 4 capsules per day and placebo (cross-over design with a three week washout between conditions).

A
Variable	Trained Men Ambrotose AO^®	Trained Men Placebo	Untrained Men Ambrotose AO^®	Untrained Men Placebo
Kilocalories**	2463 ± 68	2764 ± 202	1958 ± 373	1880 ± 331
Protein (g)†*	107 ± 9	123 ± 8	88 ± 20	98 ± 29
Carbohydrate (g)**	329 ± 22	362 ± 35	234 ± 58	197 ± 55
Fat (g)*	85 ± 8	94 ± 11	64 ± 12	68 ± 9
Vitamin C (mg)†*	253 ± 108	193 ± 48	83 ± 38	90 ± 31
Vitamin E (mg)	7 ± 2	8 ± 1	16 ± 13	9 ± 4
Vitamin A (RE)*	10499 ± 3377	7488 ± 1847	4894 ± 1068	8030 ± 2768
B
Variable	Trained Women Ambrotose AO ^®	Trained Women Placebo	Untrained Women Ambrotose AO ^®	Untrained Women Placebo
Kilocalories**	1589 ± 99	1368 ± 143	1289 ± 153	1478 ± 179
Protein (g)†*	89 ± 16	79 ± 17	54 ± 9	66 ± 9
Carbohydrate (g)**	177 ± 21	156 ± 19	160 ± 16	176 ± 13
Fat (g)*	55 ± 5	44 ± 4	48 ± 10	58 ± 13
Vitamin C (mg)†*	89 ± 31	58 ± 13	39 ± 11	64 ± 14
Vitamin E (mg)	6 ± 2	6 ± 2	3 ± 1	4 ± 2
Vitamin A (RE)*	4118 ± 926	5494 ± 1685	2561 ± 652	2440 ± 537

Values are mean ± SEM.
† Training status effect: Protein (p = 0.05); Vitamin C (p = 0.03)
* Sex effect: Protein (p = 0.007); Fat (p = 0.0006); Vitamin C (p = 0.01); Vitamin A (p = 0.006)
** Sex × training status effect: Kilocalories (p = 0.04); Carbohydrate (p < 0.002);
No other statistically significant differences were noted (p > 0.05).

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