Table 4. Mean daily ad libitum energy intake at different moments over 2-day test sessions with or without pistachio snack and % adjustment for the extra energy provided by the morning snack.
| Lunch on day 1 | Dinner on day 1 | Total of day 1** | Total of day 2** | Total of days 1 + 2** | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Snack | Snack | No Snack | Snack | No Snack | Snack | No Snack | Snack | No Snack | Snack | |
| Energy intake (kcal)* | 677.2 ± 17.3 | 611.6 ± 17.5 (c) | 717.2 ± 31.6 | 681.6 ± 29.4 | 1822.4 ± 41.2 | 1721.1 ± 39.5 (b) | 1607.0 ± 48.4 | 1530.6 ± 51.1 | 3429.4 ± 71.9 | 3251.7 ± 70.6 (**) |
| Decrease of energy intake after snack | – 66.7 kcal (c) | – 35.6 kcal | – 101.2 kcal (b) | – 76.4 kcal | – 177.7 kcal (**) | |||||
| Adjustment: % of the extra energy provided by the snacks | 26.3% | 14.2% | 40.6% | 30.6% | 35.6% |
Two tailed paired t tests; (**) p < 0.01, (c) p < 0.001.
* Values are means (±SEM) after pooling initial and final measurements in both groups (Control + Experimental, i.e. per protocol population n = 57, energy provided by the snacks excluded).
** Total intake including breakfast (identical at session with and at session without snack).
