Table 3 Dietary data before and during the final 7 days of a 21-day Daniel Fast (Mean values and standard error of mean (SEM), n = 39)
Variable | Pre | Post | pvaluea |
|---|---|---|---|
Energy (kcal) | 1857.6 ± 94.4 | 1601.7 ± 84.7 | < 0.01 |
Protein (g) | 79.4 ± 6.2 | 53.0 ± 3.4 | < 0.01 |
Protein (% energy) | 16.7 ± 0.7 | 13.2 ± 0.5 | < 0.01 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 229.2 ± 12.5 | 240.5 ± 14.1 | 0.35 |
Carbohydrate (% energy) | 49.5 ± 1.0 | 60.7 ± 1.7 | < 0.01 |
Fiber (g) | 20.7 ± 1.7 | 40.0 ± 2.5 | < 0.01 |
Sugar (g) | 81.6 ± 5.7 | 73.2 ± 5.2 | 0.15 |
Fat (g) | 66.6 ± 3.8 | 54.9 ± 4.7 | 0.02 |
Fat (% energy) | 32.2 ± 0.8 | 30.1 ± 1.7 | 0.25 |
Saturated Fat (g) | 21.0 ± 1.3 | 8.4 ± 0.8 | < 0.01 |
Monounsaturated Fat (g) | 13.7 ± 1.6 | 18.3 ± 2.7 | 0.07 |
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) | 6.7 ± 0.5 | 9.2 ± 1.0 | 0.01 |
Trans Fat (g) | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | < 0.01 |
Omega-3 (mg) | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.81 |
Omega-6 (mg) | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 6.0 ± 0.9 | 0.13 |
Dietary Cholesterol (mg) | 224.4 ± 21.0 | 12.2 ± 5.1 | < 0.01 |
Vitamin C (mg) | 64.5 ± 5.6 | 140.6 ± 11.1 | < 0.01 |
Vitamin E (mg) | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 0.03 |
Vitamin A (RE) | 362.0 ± 42.4 | 485.5 ± 52.1 | 0.02 |
Selenium (μg) | 46.9 ± 4.9 | 38.4 ± 9.1 | 0.35 |