Clinical Study

Dietary Adherence and Satisfaction with a Bean-Based High-Fiber Weight Loss Diet: A Pilot Study

Figure 3

Energy density of daily caloric intake. Energy density (kcal/g) was calculated as total calorie intake/total weight of all recorded food and beverages including water. Both groups showed significant reductions from baseline in energy density throughout the 4-week treatment ( ). The Bean group showed a reduction from 0.79 Kcal/g (SD = 0.19) at screening to an average over treatment of 0.49 Kcal/g (SD = 0.01), while the SHF group showed a similar reduction from 0.69 Kcal/g (SD = 0.24) to 0.50 Kcal/g (SD = 0.15) (Figure 3). This was accomplished by increasing weight of intake while decreasing caloric intake. The Bean group showed a significantly greater increase in intake weight (M = 853 g; SD = 703) than did the SHF group (M = 210; SD = 318; ).
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