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Table 3 Recommended daily allowance covered for energy, macronutrients and folic acid at three time points

From: Effect of folic acid supplementation on homocysteine concentration and association with training in handball players

Nutrient

≤ 2/3 RDA

> 2/3 RDA ≤ RDA

> RDA

Macronutrients (%)

Protein

Week 0

-

-

100

Week 8

-

-

100

Week 16

-

-

100

Carbohydrate

Week 0

35.7

64.3

-

Week 8

-

92.9

7.1

Week 16

-

100

-

Fat

Week 0

-

-

100

Week 8

-

-

100

Week 16

-

-

100

Vitamins (%)

Folic acid

Week 0

42.9

42.9

14.3

Week 8

-

-

100

Week 16

42.9

50.0

7.1

  1. RDA, recommended daily allowance.