Trial use of a food exchange list including confectionery and alcohol for healthy individuals

Summary : We evaluated the effectiveness of a meal control method, which we have developed for improving the diet of healthy individuals without loss of quality based on a food exchange list including confectionery and alcohol. To control the daily meals, 16 healthy women compared their total intake units and unit distribution with those instructed, using an intake unit record sheet, for eight weeks. Thirteen of the women (aged 39.2=+-7.2 years, mean=+-SD) completed the meal control. Taking the recommended amount of confectionery and alcohol, they followed the instructed intake of total energy during the meal control period. Their body weight was reduced from 54.9=+-6.7 kg to 52.9=+-5.7 kg, and their percentage body fat was reduced significantly (p