title: Ad libitum intake of a high-carbohydrate or high-fat diet in young men: effects on nutrient balances.
abstract: The effect of diet composition [high-carbohydrate, low-fat (HC) and high-fat, low-carbohydrate (HF) diets] on macronutrient intakes and nutrient balances was investigated in young men of normal body weight. Eleven subjects were studied on two occasions for 48 h in a whole-body indirect calorimeter in a crossover design. Subjects selected their meals from a list containing a large variety of common food, which had a food quotient > 0.85 for the HC diet and < 0.85 for the HF diet. The average ad libitum intake was 14.41 +/- 0.85 MJ/d (67%, 18%, and 15% of energy as carbohydrate, fat, and protein, respectively) with the HC diet and 18.25 +/- 0.90 MJ/d (26%, 61%, and 13% of energy as carbohydrate, fat, and protein, respectively) with the HF diet. Total energy expenditure was not significantly influenced by diet composition: 10.46 +/- 0.27 and 10.97 +/- 0.22 MJ/d for the HC and HF diets, respectively. During the 2 test days, cumulative carbohydrate storage was 418 +/- 72 and 205 +/- 47 g, and fat balance was 29 +/- 17 and 291 +/- 29 g with the HC and HF diets, respectively. Only the HF diet induced a significantly positive fat balance. These results emphasize the important role of the dietary fat content in body fat storage.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Proserpi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sparti
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Schutz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Vetta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Milon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jéquier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002151:Calorimetry; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats