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Table 2 Composition of test meals

From: Acute metabolic responses to a high-carbohydrate meal in outpatients with type 2 diabetes treated with a low-carbohydrate diet: a crossover meal tolerance study

 

Low-carbohydrate meal

High-carbohydrate meal

Total energy (kcal)

500

500

   Carbohydrate (% energy)

7

59

   Fat (% energy)

73

21

   Protein (% energy)

20

20

Carbohydrate (g)

9

73

Fat (g)

42

12

   Saturated fatty acids (g)

12

3

   Monounsaturated fatty acids (g)

17

3

   Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g)

9

3

Protein (g)

23

23

Menu

Pork back rib char boiled (86 g),

tuna salad (59 g),

mixed beans (20 g),

lettuce (10 g),

boiled egg (50 g),

tomato (10 g)

Rice cake (140 g),

mackerel boiled Japanese bean taste (36 g),

beans and seaweeds (33 g),

cooked egg (50 g),

lettuce (10 g),

tofu (soybean curd) soup (33 g),

tomato (10 g),

apple (20 g)