Table 3 Macronutrient intakes amongst Lebanese infants and young children, by age
Age group | 0–5.9 months | 6–11.9 months | 12–23.9 months | 24–47.9 months | |||||||||||||
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Nutrient | DRI | Mean ± SE | % > AI | DRIa | Mean ± SE | % < EAR | % > AI | DRIa | Mean ± SE | % < EAR or <AMDR | % > AI | % > AMDR | DRIa | Mean ± SE | % < EAR or < AMDR | % > AI | % > AMDR |
AI | AI/EAR | AI/EAR/AMDR | AI/EAR/AMDR | ||||||||||||||
Macronutrients | |||||||||||||||||
Energy (kcal/d) | – | 608.0 ± 14.2 | – | – | 899.1 ± 28.4 | – | – | – | 1205.6 ± 33.0 | – | – | – | – | 1504.1 ± 27.0 | – | – | – |
Total Fat (g/d) | 31 | 34.7 ± 0.8 | 83.5 | 30 | 42.1 ± 1.3 | – | 77.0 | – | 53.1 ± 1.6 | – | – | – | – | 65.7 ± 1.5 | – | – | – |
Saturated fat (g/d) | – | 13.9 ± 0.3 | – | – | 14.2 ± 0.5 | – | – | – | 15.7 ± 0.6 | – | – | – | – | 21.9 ± 0.6 | – | – | – |
Monounsaturated fat(g/d) | – | 12.8 ± 0.3 | – | – | 13.7 ± 0.5 | – | – | – | 17.7 ± 0.6 | – | – | – | – | 23.0 ± 0.6 | – | – | – |
Polyunsaturated fat(g/d) | – | 5.7 ± 0.2 | – | – | 8.3 ± 0.4 | – | – | – | 11.8 ± 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 12.7 ± 0.4 | – | – | – |
Linoleic acid (g/d) | 4.4 | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 47.6 | 4.6 | 7.6 ± 0.4 | – | 72.3 | 7 | 11.1 ± 0.5 | – | 68.5 | – | 7 | 12.0 ± 0.4 | – | 70.0 | – |
Alpha linolenic acid (g/d) | 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | 48.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | – | 62.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | – | 53.6 | – | 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | – | 48.6 | – |
Carbohydrate (g/d) | 60 | 64.4 ± 1.8 | 38.8 | 95 | 110.2 ± 3.9 | – | 52.1 | 100 | 150.0 ± 4.2 | 21.2 | – | – | 100 | 182.2 ± 3.5 | 11.4 | – | – |
Total Sugar (g/d) | – | 60.7 ± 1.5 | – | – | 69.7 ± 2.4 | – | – | – | 74.9 ± 2.2 | – | – | – | – | 76.8 ± 1.8 | – | – | – |
Added sugar (g/d) | – | 0.9 ± 0.3 | – | – | 10.6 ± 1.4 | – | – | – | 19.5 ± 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 34.1 ± 1.6 | – | – | – |
Protein (g/d) | 1.52 g/Kg | 10.9 ± 0.3 | 68 | 1 g/Kg/d | 21.7 ± 0.9 | 6.1 | – | 0.87 g/Kg | 34.8 ± 1.2 | 1.8 | – | – | 0.87 g/Kg | 50.9 ± 1.1 | 1.3 | – | – |
Dietary fiber (g/d) | – | 0.2 ± 0.1 | – | – | 4.0 ± 0.3 | – | – | 19 | 7.7 ± 0.4 | – | 3.6 | – | 19 | 11.1 ± 0.3 | – | 11.5 | – |
As percentage of EI | |||||||||||||||||
Total Fat (%) | – | 51.6 ± 0.5 | – | – | 42.8 ± 0.5 | – | – | 30–40% | 39.5 ± 0.5 | 10.8 | – | 46.4 | 30–40% | 38.7 ± 0.4 | 12.0 | – | 43.5 |
Saturated fat (%) b | – | 20.8 ± 0.4 | – | – | 14.8 ± 0.4 | – | – | – | 11.9 ± 0.3 | – | – | – | < 8% | 13.2 ± 0.3 | – | – | 87.3 |
Carbohydrate (%) | – | 42.1 ± 0.4 | – | – | 48.7 ± 0.5 | – | – | 45–65% | 50.0 ± 0.5 | 27.5 | – | 5.9 | 45–65% | 48.8 ± 0.5 | 34.1 | – | 3.8 |
Total Sugar (%) | – | 40.0 ± 0.3 | – | – | 31.8 ± 0.6 | – | – | – | 25.6 ± 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 21.1 ± 0.4 | – | – | – |
Protein (%) | – | 7.2 ± 0.1 | – | – | 9.4 ± 0.2 | – | – | 5–20% | 11.5 ± 0.2 | 0 | – | 2.2 | 5–20% | 13.8 ± 0.2 | 0.5 | – | 6.1 |