Table 2

Caloric and nutrient intake at baseline, 8 weeks and 12 weeks
Nutrient
 Visit
 PED arm1
 MED arm2
 P value (between arms)


mean ± SE
Total energy (kJ/d)
 Baseline
 9654 ± 571
 11575 ± 1619
 0.22

8 weeks
 6699 ± 370
 6171 ± 479
 0.38

12 weeks
 6442 ± 285
 5835 ± 472
 0.25
Carbohydrates (g/d)
 Baseline
 261.7 ± 19.0
 337.9 ± 45.8
 0.10

8 weeks
 188.9 ± 10.9
 150.9 ± 13.8
 0.03

12 weeks
 169.6 ± 9.3
 151.4 ± 13.6
 0.22
Insoluble fiber (g/d)
 Baseline
 6.0 ± 0.7
 4.3 ± 0.6
 0.09

8 weeks
 10.4 ± 1.3
 8.1 ± 1.0
 0.17

12 weeks
 9.4 ± 1.0
 8.3 ± 1.4
 0.51
Soluble fiber (g/d)
 Baseline
 2.3 ± 0.3
 2.1 ± 0.3
 0.58

8 weeks
 11.8 ± 0.5
 3.1 ± 0.4
 < 0.01

12 weeks
 11.5 ± 0.3
 3.3 ± 0.5
 < 0.01
Protein (g/d)
 Baseline
 100.2 ± 7.0
 97.7 ± 13.0
 0.86

8 weeks
 112.5 ± 6.1
 90.7 ± 7.2
 0.03

12 weeks
 116.1 ± 7.6
 85.3 ± 7.9
 0.01
Fat (g/d)
 Baseline
 96.2 ± 7.4
 113.5 ± 17.1
 0.32

8 weeks
 47.6 ± 3.7
 59.5 ± 5.18
 0.06

12 weeks
 46.8 ± 4.7
 52.7 ± 5.19
 0.40
Saturated fatty acid (g/d)
 Baseline
 30.5 ± 2.9
 35.0 ± 4.5
 0.39

8 weeks
 10.5 ± 0.9
 14.0 ± 1.7
 0.05

12 weeks
 10.1 ± 1.1
 12.8 ± 1.3
 0.11
Monounsaturated fatty acid (g/d)
 Baseline
 25.6 ± 3.1
 33.1 ± 5.5
 0.21

8 weeks
 14.8 ± 1.5
 19.7 ± 1.7
 0.04

12 weeks
 17.4 ± 2.2
 17.4 ± 2.3
 0.98
Cholesterol (mmol/d)
 Baseline
 9.48 ± 0.96
 9.22 ± 1.10
 0.86

8 weeks
 6.31 ± 0.69
 10.01 ± 1.38
 0.01

12 weeks
 6.79 ± 0.94
 8.33 ± 1.03
 0.34
Alcohol (g/d)
 Baseline
 4.9 ± 1.4
 3.3 ± 2.3
 0.56

8 weeks
 1.2 ± 0.8
 3.1 ± 1.2
 0.19

12 weeks
 1.6 ± 0.9
 2.1 ± 1.3
 0.75

1PED arm: Baseline & 8 weeks, n = 25; 12 weeks, n = 23. 2MED arm: Baseline & 8 weeks, n = 19; 12 weeks, n = 18.

Lerman et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:29   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-29