middle aged

young

(n = 20)

(n = 26)

energy (kcal/day)

2034 ± 596

1540 ± 426**

protein (g/day)

80.1 ± 28.3

57.9 ± 16.7**

animal protein (g/day)

46.2 ± 20.1

33.5 ± 13.1*

vegetable protein (g/day)

33.8 ± 10.9

24.4 ± 8.3**

lipids (g/day)

64.2 ± 22.1

52.4 ± 16.8*

animal lipids (g/day)

30.6 ± 11.8

23.0 ± 9.1*

vegetable lipids (g/day)

33.6 ± 12.0

29.3 ± 9.5

carbohydrates (g/day)

260.7 ± 85.3

198.4 ± 76.5*

sodium (mg/day)

4481.7 ± 1287.2

3329 ± 873**

potasium (mg/day)

3164.8 ± 1161.3

2105 ± 758**

calcium (mg/day)

663 ± 299

430 ± 164**

magnesium (mg/day)

299 ± 109

198 ± 62**

phosphorus (mg/day)

1228 ± 456

857 ± 252**

iron (mg/day)

9.3 ± 3.3

6.7 ± 2.0**

zinc (mg/day)

9.3 ± 2.9

6.9 ± 2.0**

cupper (mg/day)

1.29 ± 0.43

0.94 ± 0.31**

manganese (mg/day)

3.58 ± 1.15

2.34 ± 0.83**

retinol (μg/day)

426 ± 288

274 ± 149*

β carotene (μg/day)

4520 ± 2385

3525 ± 2025

Vit D (μg/day)

14.8 ± 10.0

10.1 ± 6.4

α tocophenol (mg/day)

8.8 ± 3.35

7.0 ± 2.3*

Vit B¹ (mg/day )

0.98 ± 0.31

0.69 ± 0.21**

Vit B² (mg/day )

1.56 ± 0.62

1.03 ± 0.32**

folic acid (μg/day)

403 ± 151

283 ± 107**

Vit C (mg/day)

155 ± 61

97 ± 45**

saturated fatty acids (g/day)

17.7 ± 6.3

14.2 ± 5.6

monosaturated fatty acids (g/day)

22.7 ± 7.7

19.1 ± 6.4

polysaturated fatty acids (g/day)

15.1 ± 5.4

12.4 ± 3.8

cholesterol (mg/day)

426.8 ± 200.3

368.6 ± 148.5

soluble dietary fiber (g/day)

3.9 ± 1.3

2.8 ± 1.1**

insoluble dietary fiber (g/day)

10.5 ± 3.4

7.4 ± 2.7**

total dietary fiber (g/day)

14.7 ± 4.9

10.7 ± 3.9**

salt (g/day)

11.3 ± 3.3

8.4 ± 2.2**