Table 3 Baseline dietary intake of the participants

Energy (kcal/day)

Baseline

End

2087.54 ± 885.07

2068.78 ± 815.07

2340.74 ± 999.25

2329.08 ± 998.91

0.26

0.27

Carbohydrate (g/day)

Baseline

End

262.16 ± 103.43

260.12 ± 98.67

299.04 ± 128.98

299.10 ± 128.12

0.23

0.19

Protein (g/day)

Baseline

End

77.81 ± 40.38

75.80 ± 35.40

83.43 ± 37.10

79.43 ± 37.51

0.58

0.70

Fat (g/day)

Baseline

End

84.60 ± 43.10

83.09 ± 40.39

95.36 ± 43.22

93.67 ± 43.39

0.34

0.33

Chol (g/d)

Baseline

End

245.02 ± 136.89

243.84 ± 115.71

270.75 ± 155.39

278.50 ± 158.38

0.50

0.33

SFA (g/d)

Baseline

End

19.69 ± 10.69

17.34 ± 9.40

21.89 ± 10.48

22.64 ± 10.23

0.42

0.36

PUFA (g/day)

Baseline

End

30.62 ± 15.89

32.56 ± 14.39

33.48 ± 15.60

34.24 ± 16.37

0.48

0.50

MUFA (g/day)

Baseline

End

22.48 ± 12.02

21.47 ± 10.36

25.05 ± 12.57

23.16 ± 12.83

0.42

0.33

Fiber (g/d)

Baseline

End

13.72 ± 6.16

16.42 ± 7.18

15.29 ± 7.29

15.26 ± 8.43

0.37

0.46

Vitamin B1 (mg/d)

Baseline

End

1.59 ± 0.65

1.64 ± 0.45

1.78 ± 0.81

1.61 ± 0.73

0.21

0.36

Vitamin B2 (mg/d)

Baseline

End

1.29 ± 0.66

1.26 ± 0.78

1.47 ± 0.6

1.30 ± 0.8

0.28

0.33

Vitamin B3 (mg/d)

Baseline

End

19.18 ± 9.65

20.43 ± 8.36

20.23 ± 10.19

20.18 ± 9.47

0.68

0.63

Pantothenic acid (mg/d)

Baseline

End

4.03 ± 1.97

5.50 ± 2.45

4.48 ± 1.80

4.11 ± 1.20

0.36

0.29

Vitamin B6 (mg/d)

Baseline

End

1.19 ± 0.63

1.30 ± 0.57

1.53 ± 0.93

1.68 ± 0.85

0.10

0.16

Biotin (µg/d)

Baseline

End

19.31 ± 7.09

19.91 ± 6.73

22.27 ± 10.76

20.38 ± 8.43

0.21

0.27

Folate (µg/d)

Baseline

End

237.91 ± 116.42

240. 84 ± 111.32

274.53 ± 120.47

276.00 ± 114.34

0.24

0.19

Vitamin B12 (µg/d)

Baseline

End

4.00 ± 2.71

5.34 ± 3.12

4.38 ± 2.98

4.23 ± 3.67

0.62

0.52

Vitamin C (mg/day)

Baseline

End

95.32 ± 60.03

93.45 ± 57.24

116.36 ± 61.67

119.56 ± 53.17

0.19

0.20

Vitamin A (µg/d)

Baseline

End

552.17 ± 276.58

546.19 ± 325.45

655.80 ± 314.03

648.72 ± 300.42

0.21

0.24

Vitamin D (µg/d)

Baseline

End

1.02 ± 1.05

9.68 ± 1.06

1.25 ± 0.10

1.21 ± 0.16

0.39

0.35

Vitamin E (mg/day)

Baseline

End

2.83 ± 0.96

2.95 ± 0.84

3.28 ± 1.39

3.05 ± 1.20

0.15

0.11

αTocopherol (mg/d)

Baseline

End

9.31 ± 4.45

11.24 ± 5.14

10.08 ± 4.59

9.34 ± 5.67

0.51

0.36

Zinc (mg/day)

Baseline

End

8.20 ± 4.31

8.50 ± 3.24

9.08 ± 3.82

8.86 ± 2.43

0.41

0.38

Calcium (mg/d)

Baseline

End

700.00 ± 371.65

686.21 ± 325. 43

775.57 ± 291.21

732.46 ± 300.34

0.23

0.21

Magnesium (mg/day)

Baseline

End

191.60 ± 83.37

201.47 ± 74.68

220.48 ± 90.32

221.94 ± 86.74

0.20

0.24

Iron (mg/d)

Baseline

End

19.64 ± 9.90

20.54 ± 8.95

23.62 ± 17.87

26.86 ± 19.45

0.29

0.32

Sodium (mg/d)

Baseline

End

3281.60 ± 1453.47

3156.93 ± 1411.71

3490.55 ± 1628.56

3528.58 ± 1548.42

0.60

0.59

Potassium (mg/d)

Baseline

End

2484.65 ± 1211.99

2310.43 ± 1367.82

2891.55 ± 1171.93

2784. 19 ± 1134.67

0.19

0.27

Phosphorus (mg/d)

Baseline

End

937.46 ± 449.42

1079 ± 378.69

1066.17 ± 422.64

1258.93 ± 460.52

0.26

0.36

Tryptophan (mg/d)

Baseline

End

649.45 ± 352.08

670.35 ± 345.10

676.86 ± 288.44

680.45 ± 290.45

0.74

0.76

Isoleucine (mg/d)

Baseline

End

2705.31 ± 1492.61

2684.35 ± 1476.98

2838.19 ± 1204.34

2865 ± 1267.31

0.71

0.83

Leucin (mg/d)

Baseline

End

4507.99 ± 2448.53

4426.75 ± 2497.46

4748.26 ± 2015.24

4735.19 ± 1952.89

0.68

0.59

Lysin (mg/d)

Baseline

End

4154.68 ± 2456.25

4186.76 ± 2383.67

4306.64 ± 1916.98

4385.54 ± 1878.67

0.79

0.57

Methionine (mg/d)

Baseline

End

1344.98 ± 760.48

1326.12 ± 740.35

1404.45 ± 609.37

1378.35 ± 679.65

0.74

0.61

Cysteine (mg/d)

Baseline

End

733.64 ± 368.93

750.63 ± 372.49

778.40 ± 329.69

790.40 ± 311.23

0.62

0.60

Tyrosine (mg/d)

Baseline

End

1975.98 ± 1072.97

1934.96 ± 986.23

2089.00 ± 873.41

2102.32 ± 649.16

0.65

0.58

Valin (mg/d)

Baseline

End

3133.45 ± 1669.54

3076.62 ± 1634.32

3327.17 ± 1392.35

3256.78 ± 1367.51

0.63

0.46