Groups | Weight reduction period lasting 9 days | |||||
Calories intake (kcal·day−1) | Protein intake (g·kg−1·day−1) |
| Nitrogen balance | |||
First half of the period | Second half of the period | First half of the period | Second half of the period | End of the period | End of the period | |
A (free diet group) |
| 883 |
| 0.9 | increased | negative value |
B | 2000 | 1200 | 2 | 1.5 | unchanged | unchanged |
C | 2000 | 1200 | 1 | 1 | unchanged | unchanged |