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Table 2 Intake of macronutrients and plasma fatty acid composition, at baseline and after 8 weeks of 25 g/day of chia consumption

From: Chia (Salvia hispanica)-supplemented diet ameliorates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its metabolic abnormalities in humans

   

n = 25

 

Basal

Post-chia

P*

Macro nutrient intake

   

kJ/day

6748 ± 2030

7045 ± 1628

NS

Fata (%)

26.3 ± 5.6

30.4 ± 4.4

0.001

Carbohydratea (%)

51.1 ± 7.2

48.8 ± 5.5

NS

Proteina (%)

22.6 ± 4.9

20.8 ± 3.6

NS

Total fiber (g/day)

17.3 (13.8–33.4)

30.2 (21.7–34.6)

< 0.0001

Plasma fatty acids

μM

% TFA

μM

% TFA

 

SFA

3856 (3078–4750)

33.9

3563 (2692–4341)

33.0

< 0.05

MUFA

2760 (2258–3564)

27.4

2635 (1970–3508)

26.3

< 0.05

PUFA ω −3

270 (173–360)

2.8

328 (233–499)

3.6

< 0.05

PUFA ω −6

3776 (3226–4281)

36.0

3631 (2731–4249)

37.0

NS

ω-6/ω-3

13 (11–18)

 

11 (8–14)

 

< 0.0001

ALA

80 (52–112)

0.8

145 (104–255)

1.4

< 0.0001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range), TFA: total plasma fatty acids, SFA: saturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids, ALA: alpha-linolenic acid, NS: non-significant. aExpressed as percentage of total consumed energy (1 kcal = 4.186 kJ) *paired Student’s t-test or Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test, as correspond
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