Figure 1

Comparison of mean daily energy, macro- and micro-nutrient intake of female runners and dietary reference values. Key: DRVs - Dietary Reference Values, TEI - total energy intake, NMES - non-milk extrinsic sugars. *represent significantly (P < 0.001) lower observed value compared to that of recommended intake. DRVs used: carbohydrate - 60% TEI ^(Ref), protein - 15% TEI ^(Ref), fat - <35% TEI ^(Ref), saturates - <10 TEI, fibre - 18g/day ^(Ref), NMES - <10% TEI, vitamin C - 40 mg/day, vitamin A - , thiamin - , riboflavin - , niacin - , folate, calcium - 700 mg/day, iron - 14.8 mg/day ^(Ref), zinc - .