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Table 2 Nutritional profiles of the control and active diet

From: A diet based on multiple functional concepts improves cognitive performance in healthy subjects

 

Control diet

Active diet

 

Women

Men

Women

Men

Energy (kcal/day)*

2045

2570

2100

2615

Protein (E%)

15

14

19

18

Carbohydrate (E%)

56

55

51

50

Fat (E%)

29

30

31

31

Saturated fat (E%)

12.8

13.2

5.9

5.9

Monounsaturated fat (E%)

10.5

11.1

13.0

13.6

Polyunsaturated fat (E%)

3.6

3.7

8.2

8.4

ω-6 fatty acids (E%)

2.9

3.1

4.2

4.3

ω-3 fatty acids (E%)

0.8

0.8

2.2

2.3

ω-6/w-3 ratio

3.8

3.8

1.9

1.9

Dietary fiber (g/day)

22

26

49

61

Cholesterol (mg/day)

200

240

140

160

  1. * Increased energy intake was prescribed for subjects that experienced weight loss during the initial weeks (Table 2 taken from Tovar et. al.[29]).