Table 4 Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium intake contributed by milk, fruit juice, fruit drink, and soft drinks in the diets of children <1–5 years participating in NHANES 1976–1980, NHANES 1988–1994, and NHANES 2001–2006

Calcium (mg/d)

NHANES 1976-1980

553 ± 10

61.7 ^a

20.6 ± 0.7

3.7 ^a

29.1 ± 2.2

4.7 ^a

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ^a

NHANES 1988-1994

504 ± 8

54.5 ^b

21.8 ± 1.0

3.5 ^a

31.5 ± 1.5

4.9 ^a

6.9 ± 0.0

1.3 ^b

NHANES 2001-2006

565 ± 13

52.3 ^c

55.2 ± 4.0

5.7 ^b

34.7 ± 1.9

4.9 ^a

5.8 ± 0.3

1.0 ^b

Phosphorus (mg/d)

NHANES 1976-1980

435 ± 8

41.8 ^a

32.8 ± 1.2

4.0 ^a

42.9 ± 3.0

4.7 ^a

11.0 ± 1.4

1.5 ^a

NHANES 1988-1994

396 ± 7

37.1 ^b

22.0 ± 0.9

2.8 ^b

26.6 ± 1.8

3.0 ^b

17.1 ± 0.9

2.0 ^b

NHANES 2001-2006

456 ± 10

39.7 ^c

31.6 ± 1.1

3.2 ^bc

11.5 ± 0.7

1.5 ^c

11.8 ± 0.9

1.8 ^b

Magnesium (mg/d)

NHANES 1976-1980

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NHANES 1988-1994

56.2 ± 0.9

27.8 ^a

12.9 ± 0.6

7.1 ^a

5.2 ± 0.2

3.1 ^a

2.3 ± 0.1

1.5 ^a

NHANES 2001-2006

53.7 ± 1.3

27.4 ^a

22.0 ± 0.8

11.1 ^b

7.6 ± 0.3

4.9 ^b

1.7 ± 0.1

1.1 ^b

Potassium (mg/d)

NHANES 1976-1980

679 ± 13

36.9 ^a

386 ± 14

18.8 ^a

26.2 ± 3.4

1.7 ^a

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ^a

NHANES 1988-1994

645 ± 11

31.4 ^b

332 ± 14

16.1 ^b

43.8 ± 2.2

2.7 ^b

2.6 ± 0.3

0.2 ^a

NHANES 2001-2006

727 ± 17

33.5 ^c

436 ± 14

19.2 ^a

74.9 ± 3.0

4.5 ^c

4.0 ± 0.3

0.3 ^a