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Table 4 Dietary data of men and women before and after a 21-day traditional or modified Daniel Fast

From: Both a traditional and modified Daniel Fast improve the cardio-metabolic profile in men and women

Variable

Traditional

Modified

Time

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Kilocalories

2070.3 ± 211.9

1141.1 ± 74.2*

1977.5 ± 186.7

1523.0 ± 203.8*

Protein (g)***

69.8 ± 5.3**

35.9 ± 2.7*

73.4 ± 9.7**

66.4 ± 6.8*

Protein (%)***

13.9 ± 0.5**

12.6 ± 0.7

15.1 ± 1.6**

18.5 ± 1.2

Carbohydrate (g)

256.6 ± 24.5

176.3 ± 13.0*

264.8 ± 31.7

206.2 ± 33.3*

Carbohydrate (%)

50.3 ± 2.0

62.3 ± 2.5

52.7 ± 2.3

53.9 ± 4.0

Fiber (g)

19.9 ± 2.0

26.8 ± 2.0*

18.5 ± 2.0

30.8 ± 4.4*

Fiber-soluble (g)

0.9 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.4*

1.3 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 0.8*

Sugar (g)

86.6 ± 9.7

53.9 ± 6.5*

110.4 ± 18.5

62.5 ± 7.4*

Fat (g)

84.2 ± 11.5

37.0 ± 3.9*

68.5 ± 8.0

43.8 ± 6.0*

Fat (%)

35.6 ± 1.7

28.5 ± 2.2*

31.5 ± 2.5

26.3 ± 2.1*

SFA (g)

25.9 ± 3.8

6.4 ± 0.7*

20.2 ± 2.6

7.4 ± 1.1*

Monounsaturated Fat (g)

21.3 ± 4.8

11.3 ± 1.8

15.3 ± 2.6

16.0 ± 2.4

PUFA (g)

9.7 ± 1.9

6.4 ± 0.8

9.2 ± 1.6

8.7 ± 1.2

Trans Fat (g)

3.1 ± 1.9

0.1 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.6

0.3 ± 0.2

Omega 3 (g)

0.6 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.1

Omega 6 (g)

7.8 ± 1.9

4.9 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 1.0

5.2 ± 0.7

Cholesterol (mg)

258.0 ± 38.0

12.3 ± 5.0*

219.0 ± 25.3

68.3 ± 11.5*

Vitamin C (mg)

44.9 ± 5.1

112.1 ± 21.7*

59.0 ± 12.0

109.7 ± 18.2*

Vitamin E (mg)

6.1 ± 1.2

5.4 ± 0.9

4.9 ± 0.9

7.2 ± 1.3

Vitamin A (RE)

208.8 ± 78.7

781.1 ± 155.8*

204.1 ± 49.5

584.3 ± 165.6*

Selenium (μg)

40.7 ± 5.2**

21.4 ± 2.8*

52.4 ± 8.5**

41.2 ± 5.4*

Calcium (mg)

583.6 ± 91.8**

251.4 ± 18.7*

700.2 ± 46.1**

464.4 ± 56.1*

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SEM.
  2. * Indicates significant difference from pre to post (p < 0.05).
  3. ** Indicates significant difference between groups (p < 0.05).
  4. *** Indicates significant interaction (p < 0.05).
  5. No other statistically significant difference noted (p > 0.05).