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Energy (kcal) and macronutrient (g) intake over the 14-week period of study.
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Table 3 shows example foods and drinks offered by the two menus and Figure 1 shows energy and macronutrient provision over the 14-week period. Carbohydrate intake underwent the greatest manipulation over the 14-week period to accommodate the target energy intake (Figure 1).
Recorded energy intake and predicted energy expenditure and energy balance.
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Recorded energy intake, predicted energy expenditure and energy balance (Figure 2), and anthropometric changes (Figure 3) over the 14-week period are shown.
Anthropometrical changes over the 14-week period of study.
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Recorded energy intake, predicted energy expenditure and energy balance (Figure 2), and anthropometric changes (Figure 3) over the 14-week period are shown.
Resting metabolic rate as a function of time.
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There was a reduction in RMR over the course of the preparation period, which is consistent with previous reports that have shown a decline in RMR during periods of caloric restriction (Figure 4).
BRUMS scale pre- and post-intervention.
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These positive outcomes were reflected in the BRUMS assessment, which showed anger, confusion, depression, fatigue and tension all remained below average at the end of the intervention, whilst fatigue increased slightly from Baseline to Week 13 but remained below average (Figure 5).