Table 3 Dietary intake of carbohydrates and physical exercise at baseline, 3 months and 6 months

Cereals

172.92 ± 73.8

130.42 ± 55.12^c

140.00 ± 70.17 ^c

0.00

149.5 ± 81.49

145.00 ± 63.56

164 ± 58.60

0.54

Fruits

15.00 ± 17.06

10.83 ± 14.37

23.33 ± 23.84

0.03

41.00 ± 28.57

37.5 ± 35.6

40.5 ± 35.05

0.91

Dairy products

10.00 ± 7.97

3.67 ± 4.67^a

8.67 ± 8.54

0.00

10.00 ± 9.21

6.40 ± 6.74

8.00 ± 8.94

0.22

Vegetables

6.94 ± 3.04

6.67 ± 5.42

6.67 ± 4.20

0.96

4.67 ± 4.99

3.67 ± 2.87

7.00 ± 4.76

0.09

Legumes

3.75 ± 6.43

2.08 ± 5.02

2.08 ± 5.02

0.52

4.00 ± 8.60

1.50 ± 4.06

2.00 ± 5.01

0.38

Other carbohydrates

10.83 ± 10.09

16.67 ± 23.51

18.75 ± 23.89

0.47

7.00 ± 14.35

0.57 ± 0.95

8.00 ± 14.35

0.95

Total carbohydrates

219.44 ± 84.18

170.33 ± 75.76^a

199.5 ± 86.28^a

0.00

216.17 ± 89.14

202.55 ± 90.3

237.87 ± 59.42

0.3

Physical exercise (min/day)

4.67 ± 9.89

9.12 ± 17.39

12.17 ± 18.60

0.11

10.00 ± 15.99

15.19 ± 22.02

12.31 ± 13.57

0.68