Nutrients

Recommended nutrient intake

The actual intake

t

P

Average (n = 1357)

Intervention (n = 575)

Control (n = 782)

Energy (kcal)

2000 - 2700

2070.8

2380.3 ± 1159.1

1843.2 ± 828.5

9.5

<0.05

Proteins (g)

70 - 80

83.5

95.8 ± 44.7

74.4 ± 35.2

9.5

<0.05

Fat (g)

55.6 - 75

43.7

43.5 ± 26.6

43.9 ± 27.5

0.3

>0.05

Carbohydrates (g)

300 - 405

352.6

421.7 ± 213.0

301.9 ± 146.3

11.6

<0.05

Vitamin A (μgRE)

700 - 800

211.9

167.1 ± 152.0

244.9 ± 553.5

3.7

<0.05

Vitamin B1 (mg)

1.3 - 1.4

2.4

2.8 ± 1.4

2.0 ± 1.1

12.0

<0.05

Vitamin B2 (mg)

1.2 - 1.4

0.7

0.7 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.4

2.4

<0.05

Vitamin B6 (mg)

1.2 - 1.5

0.4

0.5 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.3

6.4

<0.05

Folic (μg)

400

98.4

111.6 ± 64.0

88.7 ± 88.3

5.3

<0.05

Niacin (mg)

13 - 14

11.7

13.5 ± 6.7

10.4 ± 5.1

9.5

<0.05

Vitamin C (mg)

100

160.6

151.7 ± 217.5

167.2 ± 278.4

1.2

>0.05

Vitamin E (mg)

14

15.5

15.2 ± 7.9

15.7 ± 9.4

1.0

>0.05

Calcium (mg)

800 - 1000

420.0

441.2 ± 240.6

404.5 ± 236.4

2.8

<0.05

Phosphorus (mg)

700

1070.1

1210.8 ± 571.4

966.6 ± 458.6

8.4

<0.05

Potassium (mg)

2000

1495.9

1608.3 ± 814.9

1413.2 ± 822.6

4.3

<0.05

Sodium (mg)

2200

6241.3

5327.5 ± 4162.5

6913.2 ± 4606.0

6.6

<0.05

Magnesium (mg)

350

323.2

369.4 ± 183.3

289.3 ± 156.6

8.5

<0.05

Iron (mg)

15 - 20

14.8

14.3 ± 10.6

15.1 ± 15.7

1.1

>0.05

Zinc (mg)

11.5 - 15

6.6

6.6 ± 3.8

6.6 ± 3.8

0.2

>0.05

Selenium (μg)

50

43.4

49.0 ± 23.3

39.3 ± 18.7

8.2

<0.05

Copper (mg)

2.0

1.3

1.3 ± 0.8

1.3 ± 0.9

0.5

>0.05

Manganese (mg)

3.5

2.4

2.3 ± 1.5

2.4 ± 1.6

0.5

>0.05