Diet/Nutrition
(Data are for the U.S.)
Dietary intake for adults 20 years of age and over
- Mean energy intake for men : 2,672 kilocalories
- Mean energy intake for women : 1,803 kilocalories
- Mean carbohydrate intake for men (% of kilocalories): 47.4%
- Mean carbohydrate intake for women ( % of kilocalories): 49.4%
- Mean protein intake for men (% of kilocalories): 15.6%
- Mean protein intake for women ( % of kilocalories): 15.9%
- Mean total fat intake for men (% of kilocalories): 33.6%
- Mean total fat intake for women (% of kilocalories): 33.8%
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 72 [PDF - 9.8 MB] (data are for 2005-2008)
More data
- Consumption of Added Sugar Among U.S. Children and Adolescents, 2005–2008
- Consumption of sugar drinks in the United States, 2005–2008 [PDF - 674 KB]
- Data tables from What We Eat in America, NHANES
- Dietary supplement use among U.S. adults has increased since NHANES III (1988–1994) [PDF - 537 KB]
- Healthy Eating Index–2005 Total and Component Scores for Adults Aged 20 and Over: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2004 [PDF - 155 KB]
- Key statistics from NHANES
- Low-fat milk consumption among children and adolescents in the United States, 2007–2008 [PDF - 706 KB]
- Trends in intake of energy and macronutrients in adults from 1999-2000 through 2007-2008 [PDF - 604 KB]
- Vitamin D status: United States, 2001-2006 [PDF - 1 MB]
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