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Table 2.

Average daily intake of fish and fish products in five European countries

	Apparent consumption of total fish^*
Country	(g/d)	(kg/capita per year)	Mean intake of total fish in EPIC participants^† (g/d; in females/males)	Mean intake of total fish (g/d; in females/males)	Survey methods and source
Germany	39	14	18/20	22/28	Mean total fish intake data obtained by personal diet histories in 15 371 subjects in 2005 and 2006⁽ ¹⁷ ⁾
Netherlands	65	24	13/18	19 %/19 % (≥twice/week)	Frequency data obtained by two 24 h recalls in 2106 subjects between 2007 and 2010⁽ ¹⁸ ⁾
				71 %/71 % (≤twice/week) 9 %/10 % (never)
Norway	146	53	53/–	44/62	Mean total fish intake data obtained for participants in Norkost 3 by two 24 h recalls⁽ ¹⁹ ⁾
Spain	118	43	62/92	100	Mean total fish intake data obtained by scanned registration of purchases for 1 week in 8200 homes in 2006⁽ ²⁰ ⁾
UK	52	19	29/33	22/23	NDNS data (mean total fish intake) obtained by a food and drink diary over four consecutive days in 3450 adults aged 19 years or older between 2008 and 2011⁽ ²¹ ⁾

EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; NDNS, National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Apparent consumption based on FAO food balance sheets⁽ ¹⁶ ⁾.

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Mean total fish intake data obtained by a 24h recall interview in 35 955 subjects across Europe between 1992 and 2000⁽ ¹⁵ ⁾.