3.1. Nutrient Supply
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There were no significant differences regarding nutrient supply between the DGE group and the fasting and PBD group at study week -1, except for riboflavin intake (1.1 ± 0.5 mg/day vs. 0.8 ± 0.6 mg/day, At study weeks 4 and 9, the intake of various analyzed macro- and micronutrients differed between the two groups (see Nutrient supply of participants with RA at study week 4 as well as the DGE reference values for adult women [Values reported are means ± SD or Nutrient supply of participants with RA at study week 9 as well as the DGE reference values for adult women [Values reported are means ± SD or First, the DGE group had a higher intake of saturated fatty acids, above the reference range (24.7 ± 9.5 g/day vs. 17.3 ± 8.5 g/day, The DGE group consumed more daily protein than the fasting and PBD group, even above the daily recommended intake, at week 4 (71.5 ± 23.0 g/day vs. 50.9 ± 22.4 g/day, Furthermore, the DGE group ingested more vitamin D than the fasting and PBD group and even exceeded the recommended daily intake group at week 4 (5.9 ± 6.6 μg/day vs. 1.7 ± 1.4 μg/day, Both groups did not reach the recommended daily intake of vitamin B12. However, the DGE group yielded a more sufficient intake than the fasting and PBD group at both timepoints (3.0 ± 3.0 µg/day vs. 0.6 ± 0.8 µg/day, Neither group reached the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, although the DGE group achieved higher amounts than the fasting and PBD group (0.2 ± 0.2 mg/day vs. 0.1 ± 0.1 mg/day, As for minerals, only calcium intake stood out, being below the recommended reference values in both groups, even though it was higher in the DGE group by week 9 (513.1 ± 319.8 mg/day in the fasting and PDB group vs. 702.9 ± 344.6 mg/day in the DGE group, 