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Sources of Protein among US Children & Adolescents, 2005–06:
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Table 2a. Mean Intake of Protein & Percentage Contribution of Various Foods among US Male Children & Adolescents, by Age, NHANES 2005–06
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Males, 2-18 years |
Age Group (years) |
| 2-3 years |
4-8 |
9-13 |
14-18 |
| Sample Size |
1857 |
250 |
431 |
522 |
654 |
| Mean Intake of Protein (gm) |
79 |
53 |
64 |
75 |
105 |
| Ranka |
Food Groupb, c |
% |
| 1 |
13.8 |
9.3 |
12.6 |
14.7 |
14.5 |
| 2 |
9.0 |
4.4 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
10.5 |
| 3 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
10.4 |
8.0 |
5.3 |
| 4 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
9.4 |
| 5 |
5.5 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
| 6 |
5.3 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
| 7 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
| 8 |
4.3 |
11.2 |
6.3 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
| 9 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
| 10 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
| 11 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
| 12 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
| 13 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| 14 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
| 15 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
| 16 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
| 17 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| 18 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
| 19 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
| 21 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
a: Rank for males 2-18 years old only. Columns for other age groups are ordered by this ranking. The top five food groups for each age group are bolded.
b: Specific foods contributing at least 2% of protein for males 2-18 years old in descending order are listed. Specific foods contributing at least 2% of protein for any given subgroup are then also listed in italics.
c: Specific foods contributing at least 1% of protein for males 2-18 years old in descending order: ready-to-eat cereals, nuts/seeds and nut/seed mixed dishes, skim milk, potato/corn/other chips, reduced fat cheese, other fish and fish mixed dishes, soups.
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