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Table 1 Energy and nutrient content of normal diet (ND) and low-protein vegetarian diet (LPVD)

From: Low-protein vegetarian diet does not have a short-term effect on blood acid–base status but raises oxygen consumption during submaximal cycling

 

ND

LPVD

PRAL (mEq/d)

3.2 ± 19

−117 ± 20***

Energy (kcal/d)

2792 ± 554

2400 ± 338*

Protein

(g/d)

122 ± 29

61 ± 8.9***

(g/kg/d)

1.59 ± 0.28

0.80 ± 0.11***

(%)

17.6 ± 3.0

10.1 ± 0.26***

CHO

(g/d)

348 ± 80

349 ± 51

(g/kg/d)

4.58 ± 0.93

4.63 ± 0.61

(%)

49.8 ± 5.4

58.7 ± 2.4**

Fat

(g/d)

87 ± 20

66 ± 11**

(g/kg/d)

1.14 ± 0.20

0.88 ± 0.13**

 

(%)

28.1 ± 3.1

24.7 ± 2.3*

  1. *= p<0.05; **= p<0.01; ***= p<0.001.