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Table 1 Dietary intake in soccer players supplemented with either creatine or placebo during pre-season training

From: Creatine monohydrate supplementation on lower-limb muscle power in Brazilian elite soccer players

 

Placebo (n = 7)

Creatine (n = 7)

 

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Total Energy (Kcal/d)

2887.9 ± 700.6

2952.2 ± 634.4

2718.4 ± 603.2

3035.1 ± 943.2

Carbohydrate (g/d)

379.2 ± 108.9

451.1 ± 143.9

361.8 ± 90.4

462.0 ± 147.6

Lipids (g/d)

98.0 ± 26.7

79.5 ± 16.2

92.1 ± 23.6

81.9 ± 33.7

Protein (g/d)

122.3 ± 28.9

108.2 ± 23.8

110.5 ± 12.7

112.4 ± 42.1

Protein (g/Kg body mass/d)

1.8 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.7

Creatine (g/d)

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.4

  1. There were no significant differences within- or between-groups.