Table 3 Dietary intake of energy, macro and micronutrients in study groups before and after treatment
Variable | Spirulina platensis (Mean ± SD) | Placebo (Mean ± SD) | P† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy (kcal) | Before After P ‡ | 2289.51 ± 436.48 2289.96 ± 361.78 0.99 | 2305.71 ± 298.84 2266.47 ± 347.24 0.40 | 0.418 |
Protein (gr) | Before After P ‡ | 103.8 ± 25.58 110.5 ± 26.19 0.06 | 110.24 ± 31.9 113.14 ± 24.8 0.62 | 0.70 |
Carbohydrate (gr) | Before After P ‡ | 303.67 ± 105.27 299.34 ± 81.63 0.73 | 302.3 ± 79.58 304.13 ± 61.48 0.9 | 0.80 |
Fat (gr) | Before After P ‡ | 73.67 ± 28.54 70.54 ± 20.03 0.4 | 67.49 ± 24.61 68.77 ± 21.48 0.79 | 0.75 |
Protein (%) | Before After P ‡ | 18.20 ± 4.10 18.72 ± 5.58 0.5 | 19.59 ± 5.92 19.25 ± 3.85 0.79 | 0.68 |
Carbohydrate (%) | Before After P ‡ | 50.37 ± 12.37 51.96 ± 8.55 0.54 | 54.48 ± 9.54 53.07 ± 6.75 0.54 | 0.59 |
Fat (%) | Before After P ‡ | 27.95 ± 8.57 29.1 ± 6.78 0.36 | 25.92 ± 7.42 28.92 ± 10.66 0.18 | 0.94 |
Vitamin E(mg) | Before After P ‡ | 9.75 ± 8.34 11.02 ± 11.58 0.316 | 8.00 ± 9.2 10.23 ± 10.27 0.21 | 0.14 |
Vitamin C(mg) | Before After P ‡ | 81.23 ± 39.94 93.05 ± 33.43 0.12 | 74.36 ± 43.35 67.92 ± 33.31 0.41 | 0.007 |
Selenium(mg) | Before After P ‡ | 0.1 ± 0.05 0.14 ± 0.18 0.25 | 0.12 ± 0.17 0.08 ± 0.04 0.33 | 0.1 |