Eight weeks of supplementation with a multi-ingredient weight loss product enhances body composition, reduces hip and waist girth, and increases energy levels in overweight men and women

Table 3 Dietary intake of METABO and placebo groups from week 0 through week 8 using 3-day food records

Variable	METABO			Placebo			P
	n = 27			n = 18			Value¹
	(Baseline) Pre-intervention	Mid point	End of study	(Baseline) Pre-intervention	Mid point	End of study
	(Week 0)	(Week 4)	(Week 8)	(Week 0)	(Week 4)	(Week 8)
Energy (kcal/d)	1831 ± 491	1889 ± 428	1912 ± 423	1764 ± 482	1913 ± 432	1917 ± 479	0.48, 0.41
Carbohydrate (g/d)	206 ± 78	188 ± 58	188 ± 57	215 ± 94	191 ± 58	202 ± 61	0.94, 0.80
Carbohydrate (%)	46 ± 14	39 ± 6	39 ± 5	48 ± 15	40 ± 6	42 ± 5	0.70, 0.90
Fat (g/d)	54 ± 20	56 ± 17	57 ± 15	52 ± 23	57 ± 13	56 ± 13	0.87, 0.85
Fat (%)	26 ± 7	27 ± 4	27 ± 4	27 ± 10	27 ± 4	27 ± 4	0.98, 0.79
Protein (g/d)	130 ± 66	158 ± 43	162 ± 47	110 ± 50	161 ± 47	150 ± 50	0.77, 0.66
Protein (%)	28 ± 12	34 ± 8	34 ± 7	26 ± 13	34 ± 7	31 ± 6	0.52, 0.99

Values are mean ± SD.
¹P values are for the differences between the two groups, METABO versus placebo at week 4 and week 8, respectively. No significant between group differences at week 4 or week 8 time points were noted using ANCOVA (where the week 0 time points were used as the covariate). Target dietary intake was provided to each subject after baseline 3-day food records (pre-intervention) using the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation plus an activity factor of 1.2 minus 500 kcal/day, with a macronutrient ratio of 40% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 30% protein.

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