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Table 4 Frequency of reporting food categories and percent of total energy intake provided by food categories among men in the United States a and Brazil b, according to age

From: Difference in adult food group intake by sex and age groups comparing Brazil and United States nationwide surveys

Food categories

UNITED STATES

BRAZIL

20-39y (n = 860)

40-59y (n = 843)

60 + y (n = 959)

20-39y (n = 5,930)

40-59y (n = 4,044)

60 + y (n = 1,993)

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

Milk

40.1

3.2

46.0

3.4

55.6

4.2

23.1*

2.4

18.9*

1.8*

21.4*

2.3*

Dairy products

56.5

4.6

63.8

5.6

62.0

6.2

16.7*

1.7*

15.6*

1.7*

17.3*

2.0*

Meat

27.0

4.1

32.2

4.3

26.9

3.7

59.1*

11.6*

59.5*

12.3*

53.2*

11.5*

Poultry

28.3

4.0

27.8

3.8

19.6

2.6

28.3

4.6

27.4

4.8

26.2*

4.4*

Fish and seafood

10.1

0.9

10.2

1.4

10.8

1.4

8.3

2.0*

8.4

2.1

8.4

2.4*

Eggs and egg dishes

19.7

1.8

23.9

2.3

26.8

2.5

17.8

1.4

17.8*

1.4*

15.8*

1.4*

Protein mixed dishes

56.9

14.0

55.1

12.6

54.8

12.4

35.3*

5.1*

32.2*

4.5*

30.2*

4.5*

Deli and cured meats

34.7

3.4

40.7

4.1

45.6

4.0

19.8*

1.6*

17.2*

1.5*

14.1*

1.5*

Beans and legumes

12.7

1.1

11.8

1.0

11.4

1.4

81.2*

11.0*

83.1*

12.1*

81.2*

11.6*

Rice and rice dishes

18.8

2.3

16.4

2.0

12.9

1.6

91.0*

13.3*

91.1*

13.6*

87.4*

13.0*

Breads

72.8

9.6

81.2

10.8

82.9

11.2

68.7

9.2

69.0*

9.3*

68.4*

9.8*

Savory snacks

42.4

4.2

43.5

4.0

40.8

3.8

15.7*

1.8*

13.7*

1.1*

17.0*

1.3*

Pizza and pasta

31.3

9.3

23.7

6.5

16.1

4.2

27.2

4.7*

21.8

4.1*

17.8

2.9*

Cereals and grains

26.0

2.5

26.2

2.5

42.5

4.2

11.5*

1.3*

10.7*

1.2*

14.6*

1.9*

Sweets and confections

49.5

5.2

57.2

7.7

66.5

8.6

28.8*

5.0

27.3*

4.2*

30.1*

4.5

Fruits

35.3

1.9

39.1

1.9

55.5

3.7

26.3*

2.1

32.7

2.8*

39.7*

4.0*

Vegetables

61.2

4.4

69.3

5.5

74.0

6.4

51.9*

2.8*

59.5*

3.1*

58.4*

3.4*

Coffee and tea

48.5

1.6

70.2

1.9

84.3

1.5

78.6*

4.9*

89.7*

6.2*

92.2*

7.2*

Juices

37.4

3.4

29.7

2.5

35.3

2.5

41.9

5.5*

34.6

4.4*

30.8

3.8*

Soft drinks

69.4

7.6

62.7

5.2

48.1

2.8

31.1*

2.4*

22.0*

1.6*

14.1*

0.9*

Alcoholic beverages

34.5

6.0

28.8

5.5

26.5

4.3

7.2*

1.5*

9.9*

2.5*

6.9*

1.6*

Spreads

19.6

0.7

28.8

1.1

35.8

1.5

38.7*

2.2*

36.7*

2.3*

36.2

2.3*

Oils and nuts

37.4

3.1

43.7

3.5

44.2

4.4

2.5*

0.1*

2.3*

0.1*

2.5*

0.1*

Sauces and condiments

50.9

1.0

51.3

1.0

46.9

0.8

1.9*

#*

2.1*

0.1*

1.3*

#*

All other foods

3.9

0.4

1.6

0.1

2.8

0.2

14.1*

1.7*

12.5*

1.5*

14.1*

2.0*

  1. aIncludes first day of intake, What We Eat in America, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2008.
  2. bIncludes first day of intake, Household Budget Survey, Individual Food Intake 2008–2009.
  3. #indicates a non-zero estimates too small to display.
  4. *Statistically different at p <0.05.