*3.2. Nutrient Intake*

Table 2 presents nutrient intake of 25 micronutrients and macronutrients (as reported in the FFQ) with group comparisons. One-way ANOVAs and post-hoc pairwise comparisons revealed group differences for cholesterol, monounsaturated fats (MUFA), polyunsaturated fats (PUFA), total protein, and zinc (Table 2). Both current AN and recAN participants had significantly lower intake of cholesterol than HCs (*p* = 0.001 and *p* = 0.028 respectively); AN participants reported lower protein (*p* = 0.033) and zinc (*p* = 0.015) intake than HCs, and lower MUFA and PUFA intake than recAN (*p* = 0.030 and *p* = 0.050, respectively).


**Table 2.** Between groups comparisons of individual nutrient and food component intake.

Vitamin B6 [mg] 1.83 [0.89] 2.12 [1.01] 2.23 [1.07] F (2) = 2.168 *p* = 0.119 HC—AN: *p* = 1.000 HC—RecAN: *p* = 0.130 AN—RecAN: *p* = 0.735 Vitamin B12 [μg] 4.27 [3.69] 3.51 [2.87] 5.66 3.61] F (2) = 3.527 *p* = 0.032 HC—AN: *p* = 0.151 HC—RecAN: *p* = 0.051 AN—RecAN: *p* = 1.000 Vitamin C [mg] 146.15 [90.44] 142.01 [91.63] 123.88 [69.78] F (2) = 0.961 *p* = 0.385 HC—AN: *p* = 0.548 HC—RecAN: *p* = 1.000 AN—RecAN: *p* = 1.000 Vitamin D [μg] 2.04 [2.32] 2.11 [1.82] 2.73 1.98] F (2) = 1.508 *p* = 0.225 HC—AN: *p* = 0.309 HC—RecAN: *p* = 0.720 AN—RecAN: *p* = 1.000 Vitamin E [mg] 12.58 [5.53] 15.44 [7.89] 12.45 [7.06] F (2) = 1.813 *p* = 0.168 HC—AN: *p* = 1.000 HC—RecAN: *p* = 0.233 AN—RecAN: *p* = 0.268 Zinc 7.27 [3.23] 8.67 [4.35] 9.76 [5.26] F (2) = 4.115 *p* = 0.019 HC—AN: *p* = 0.015 HC—RecAN: *p* = 0.971 AN—RecAN: *p* = 0.606

**Table 2.** *Cont.*

Abbreviations: AN = anorexia nervosa, HC = healthy controls, RecAN = recovered anorexia nervosa, *n* = number of observations.
