Association of Daily Dietary Intake and Inflammation Induced by Marathon Race

Figure 3

Cytokine release of runners with different levels of energy intake (EI). TNF-α (a), IL-1β (b), IL-6 (c), IL-8 (d), and IL-10 (e) plasma concentrations of runners within different levels of energy intake were evaluated. The runners were divided in 3 groups in accordance with energy intake: relative energy deficiency, <30 kcal·kg^-1 FFM·day^-1 (14 runners); low EI, 30-45 kcal·kg^-1 FFM·day^-1 (14 runners); and adequate EI, >45 kcal·kg^-1 FFM·day^-1 (16 runners). The values are shown as of of 8-17 runners. vs. <45 kcal·kg^-1 FFM·day^-1 and vs. <45 kcal·kg^-1 FFM·day^-1.

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