Research Article

Effects of 12-Week Endurance Training at Natural Low Altitude on the Blood Redox Homeostasis of Professional Adolescent Athletes: A Quasi-Experimental Field Trial

Table 4

Daily dietary intakes of altitude (Alt) and sea-level (SL) runners during the 12-week off-season conditioning program.

Alt (SL ()

Total energy intake (Kcal)2311.7 ± 241.52397.2 ± 241.7
Protein (g)81.0 ± 6.385.2 ± 11.2
Protein (%EI)14.1 ± 0.914.2 ± 1.5
CHO (g)364.6 ± 48.0367.4 ± 55.9
CHO (%EI)63.0 ± 3.761.1 ± 4.3
Fat (g)58.9 ± 12.265.3 ± 8.3
 Saturated fat (g)8.7 ± 1.410.0 ± 2.6
 Monounsaturated fat (g)15.8 ± 1.820.7 ± 3.0
 Polyunsaturated fat (g)10.7 ± 1.012.0 ± 3.2
 Cholesterol (mg)262.3 ± 41.2243.8 ± 64.8
Fat (%EI)23.0 ± 3.924.7 ± 3.7
Fibres (g)12.1 ± 2.811.2 ± 2.0
Vitamin A (g RE)695.0 ± 270.2730.6 ± 246.7
Vitamin C (mg)91.5 ± 49.281.0 ± 32.5
α-Tocopherol (mg)27.7 ± 6.829.9 ± 7.4
Selenium (g)76.4 ± 9.887.3 ± 14.4
Zinc (mg)13.4 ± 2.213.6 ± 1.9
Copper (mg)2.42 ± 0.352.32 ± 0.44
Iron (mg)28.2 ± 5.027.0 ± 4.8
Magnesium (mg)346.5 ± 37.9332.5 ± 42.8
Manganese (mg)7.60 ± 1.417.10 ± 1.05

Values are mean ± SD.
EI: total energy intake; CHO: carbohydrate.