The carotene and retinol contents of the food provided are
shown in Table 3. Subjects in the vegetable group received about
one-fourth more vitamin A per day than did those in the fruit and
retinol-rich groups. The dietary fiber content was higher in the
meals provided to the vegetable and fruit groups (14 g) than in
the meals provided to the retinol-rich and low-retinol, lowcarotene
groups (11 g) (data not shown). The total daily intakes
of nutrients during the intervention, ie, intake of food provided
and of food not provided by us, are shown in Table 4. In each
group, vitamin A intake was