Research Article

Effect of a High-Protein High-Fibre Nutritional Supplement on Lipid Profile in Overweight/Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Change in nutrient intake of control and intervention groups over 24 weeks (n = 65).

Control groupIntervention group$Between-group difference
Baseline (n = 33)24 weeks (n = 33) valueBaseline (n = 32)24 weeks (n = 32) value

Energy (kcal/day)1549 ± 3181660 ± 3110.011418 ± 2271543 ± 2540.0010.88
Carbohydrate % E58.1 ± 4.555.7 ± 4.20.00258.3 ± 4.355.0 ± 3.50.0010.23
Carbohydrate (g)223.2 ± 48.3227.3 ± 39.40.48204.2 ± 28.9209.9 ± 29.60.320.86
Protein % E12.4 ± 1.012.0 ± 0.90.0412.6 ± 1.313.9 ± 1.20.0000.00
Protein (g)47.9 ± 10.950.4 ± 10.80.0944.5 ± 8.352.9 ± 9.10.0000.002
Total fat % E24.4 ± 3.926.4 ± 3.90.00224.0 ± 3.625.9 ± 3.50.030.88
Total fat (g)43.0 ± 12.450.4 ± 14.50.00139.0 ± 10.745.7 ± 13.90.010.65
Monounsaturated fatty acids % E6.5 ± 1.37.0 ± 1.20.016.4 ± 1.07.2 ± 1.00.0040.44
Monounsaturated fatty acids (g/day)11.4 ± 3.613.3 ± 3.90.00410.5 ± 2.812.6 ± 3.70.0020.76
Polyunsaturated fatty acids % E9.0 ± 1.39.2 ± 1.10.519.1 ± 1.49.6 ± 1.70.230.84
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/day)15.9 ± 4.617.6 ± 4.90.0314.6 ± 3.316.9 ± 6.20.060.96
Saturated fatty acids % E6.9 ± 1.87.9 ± 1.90.006.4 ± 1.87.2 ± 1.50.010.51
Saturated fatty acids (g/day)12.0 ± 4.015.0 ± 5.20.0010.6 ± 4.312.7 ± 3.90.0010.28
Total dietary fibre (g/day)26.7 ± 6.524.9 ± 5.50.0625.3 ± 5.828.9 ± 5.10.0000.00

Data presented as mean ± SD. Note. $High-Protein High-Fibre 2 sachets (25 g/sachet in 200 ml water) for 24 weeks. value <0.05 considered as significant using the paired t-test.