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Table 1 Nutrition features of participants with a usual mixed Western-style diet (UD) and isocaloric ketogenic diet (ICKD)

From: Effect of a four-week isocaloric ketogenic diet on physical performance at very high-altitude: a pilot study

 

UD

ICKD

 

Median

Min

Max

Median

Min

Max

CHOs (g d−1)

197

152

321

40

21

49

Protein (g d−1)

82

51

122

97

51

169

Fat (g d−1)

93

63

140

143

43

164

Energy (Kj d−1)

7774

6366

12,603

8496

4475

9841

β-OHB (μmol/L)

44.0

41.0

65.0

288.0

190.0

462.0

AcAc (μmol/L)

22.5

6.7

33.0

80.0

59.0

132.0

  1. Recorded data for UD and ICKD diet characteristics with median (range) showing adherence to the ICKD diet. Reference values (percentile 2.5–97.5) provided by the laboratory (CHUV, Switzerland) are for β-OHB, 58–170 μmol L−1, and for AcAc, 18–78 μmol L−1. CHOs carbohydrates, β-OHB β-hydroxybutyrate, AcAc acetoacetate