Figure 3

Blood chemistries: mean change from D4 to D12 and 95% confidence intervals for each diet group. This figure represents the mean change from D4 and 95% confidence intervals for each diet group in terms of insulin, glucose, glucagon, glycerol, free fatty acids, β-Hydroxybutyrate, glucagon, and insulin. Insulin declined in response to the increased exercise, however, increased energy appears to have attenuated the response. No changes were noted for glucose and there were no significant differences between groups for either glucose or insulin (p < 0.05). Glucagon declined in response to the increase in exercise. Provision of additional dietary protein or energy appears to have attenuated the response, although the change in glucagon was not statistically different between groups. No changes, and no significant between-group differences, were observed for free fatty acids or glycerol (p > 0.05). β-Hydroxybutyrate increased in response to the increased exercise, however, additional energy appears to have attenuated the response. The increase over time in β-Hydroxybutyrate for DEF-HP was greater compared to BAL-MP and DEF-MP (p < 0.05).