Table 3 Dietary intakes of foods and nutrients in corn oil and flaxseed oil periods

Energy

(kcal)

2054.3 ± 56.5

2266.3 ± 73.3

2289.8 ± 76.2^*

2146.3 ± 105.8

2349.2 ± 118.6

2261.4 ± 78.0

Protein

(g)

69.2 ± 3.2

74.0 ± 3.4

76.3 ± 2.0

74.3 ± 5.2

75.6 ± 4.5

73.6 ± 3.6

Carbohydrate

(g)

291.2 ± 11.2

304.3 ± 12.9

302.5 ± 15.3

311.1 ± 16.7

315.5 ± 17.8

315.2 ± 15.9

Fat

(g)

51.9 ± 2.6

67.8 ± 3.7^*

71.4 ± 3.2^*

54.5 ± 4.8

70.8 ± 4.2^*

64.1 ± 4.1

alpha-linolenic acid

(mg)

925.0 ± 105.0

1929.0 ± 559.0

1606.0 ± 136.0

1082.0 ± 161.0

6496.0 ± 216.0^*†

6032.0 ± 140.0^*†

Eicosapentaenoic acid

(mg)

250.0 ± 71.0

158.0 ± 48.0

153.0 ± 59.0

269.0 ± 83.0

153.0 ± 55.0

225.0 ± 75.0

Docosahexaenoic acid

(mg)

484.0 ± 125.0

338.0 ± 76.0

288.0 ± 85.0

498.0 ± 140.0

329.0 ± 97.0

383.0 ± 109.0

Linoleic acid

(mg)

6410.0 ± 592.0

13633.0 ± 927.0^*

15675.0 ± 688.0^*

7902.0 ± 850.0

10623.0 ± 1182.0

8106.0 ± 775.0^†

n-6/n-3 ratio

4.7 ± 0.7

7.7 ± 0.7^*

8.3 ± 0.8^*

5.7 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.1^*†

1.2 ± 0.1^*†

Cholesterol

(mg)

289.1 ± 31.0

298.7 ± 37.9

344.8 ± 23.8

296.4 ± 40.3

319.7 ± 40.3

306.9 ± 44.2

Dietary fiber

(g)

8.3 ± 0.9

9.9 ± 0.6

10.7 ± 0.6^*

8.5 ± 0.8

9.8 ± 0.7

10.5 ± 1.1

alpha-tocopherol

(mg)

4.4 ± 0.4

6.7 ± 0.5^*

8.1 ± 0.5^*

4.9 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 0.6

5.4 ± 0.5^†

Alcohol

(g)

16.5 ± 5.9

18.2 ± 5.4

17.0 ± 8.2

16.2 ± 6.6

20.1 ± 7.8

15.8 ± 5.4