High proportions of foods recommended for consumption by United States Dietary Guidance contain solid fats and added sugar: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2008)

Table 2 **Tertiles of the weighted* proportion of the solid fat (SoF [g/100 g] food) in foods reported in the 2007–2008 WWEIA-NHANES survey (n = 8 527) by MyPlate food groupings**

MyPlate food group	None	Low SoF % (> 0 SoF ≤ 2.5)	Middle SoF % (0.25 < SoF < 8.8)	Higest SoF % (SoF ≥ 8.8)
Vegetables	72.7	11.0	7.2	9.0
Grains	30.9	15.2	24.1	29.8
Protein foods	26.8	21.1	22.2	30.0
Fruits	99.6	0.2	0.26	0.02
Dairy	7.7	30.3	14.8	47.2
Other food groups
Fats & oils	32.5	40.0	2.6	24.9
Sugars, sweets, beverages	93.9	1.4	2.3	2.3

*The WWEIA-NHANES survey contains weights based off of the US Census; when applied, the estimated results of the survey are adjusted to be representative of total US population.

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