Energy intakes of US children and adults by food purchase location and by specific food source

Nutrition Journal

Table 1 Contribution to dietary energy by specific food sources by age group, NHANES 2003-2008

	6-11y (n=3,033)		12-19y (n=5,432)		20-50y (n=7,635)		≥51y (n=6,752)
Category¹	calories	% total	calories	% total	calories	% total	calories	% total	p-value
Grain-based desserts	139	6.9	131	5.8	129	5.5	134	7.1	<0.001
Yeast breads	129	6.4	143	6.3	145	6.1	150	7.9	<0.001
Pizza	119	5.9	169	7.5	109	4.6	41	2.2	<0.001
Reduced fat milk	112	5.6	81	3.6	48	2.0	43	2.3	<0.001
Chicken and chicken mixed dishes	104	5.2	140	6.2	141	6.0	91	4.8	<0.001
Soda, energy and sports drinks	94	4.7	187	8.2	161	6.8	58	3.0	<0.001
Pasta and pasta mixed dishes	93	4.6	84	3.7	84	3.6	58	3.1	<0.001
Potato/corn/other chips	71	3.5	83	3.7	61	2.6	37	1.9	<0.001
Ready-to-eat cereals	71	3.5	62	2.7	40	1.7	45	2.4	<0.001
Dairy desserts	69	3.4	53	2.3	46	2.0	56	3.0	<0.001
Sausage, franks, bacon and ribs	60	3.0	49	2.2	59	2.5	52	2.7	<0.001
Whole milk	60	3.0	42	1.8	27	1.1	17	0.9	<0.001
Candy	57	2.9	62	2.7	50	2.1	38	2.0	<0.001
Beef and beef mixed dishes²	55	2.8	89	3.9	102	4.3	82	4.4	<0.001
Fruit drinks	55	2.7	57	2.5	37	1.5	18	0.9	<0.001
Mexican mixed dishes	50	2.5	81	3.6	85	3.6	35	1.9	<0.001
Regular cheese	50	2.5	57	2.5	61	2.6	43	2.3	0.039
Fried white potatoes	48	2.4	62	2.7	57	2.4	31	1.7	<0.001
Quickbreads	32	1.6	44	1.9	61	2.6	44	2.3	<0.001
Nuts/seeds and nut/seed mixed dishes	30	1.5	28	1.2	41	1.7	52	2.7	<0.001
Egg and egg mixed dishes	27	1.3	30	1.3	43	1.8	43	2.3	<0.001
Rice and rice mixed dishes	26	1.3	34	1.5	55	2.3	32	1.7	<0.001
Burgers²	25	1.2	45	2.0	36	1.5	16	0.8	<0.001
Alcoholic beverages	0	0.0	18	0.8	125	5.3	66	3.5	<0.001⁴
Others³	436	21.7	437	19.2	558	23.6	612	32.3	-

¹ Sorted by total contribution among 6-11 year-olds (for comparison purposes), ² Burgers, as defined in the database, can only come from quick-service restaurants. All burgers reported from store or full-service restaurants are composed of individual ingredients. Therefore, components of hamburgers/cheeseburgers will be present in the yeast breads, beef and beef mixed dishes, regular cheese and other food groupings, ³ Others include all categories contributing <1.3% of total energy for the entire population. ⁴ Hypothesis testing for alcoholic beverages only conducted for adults.

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