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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obes Rev. 2014 Jan;15(0 1):10.1111/obr.12124. doi: 10.1111/obr.12124

Table 2.

Food consumption changes and urbanization relationship by age, China 1991–2011

3 Mega cities
1991 2000 2011 2011
Key Food Changes Per Capita 2–18 19–59 60+ 2–18 19–59 60+ 2–18 19–59 60+ 2–18 19–59 60+
Edible Oils – grams 17.6 23.4 22.7 19.8 29.4 30.1 20.9 29.9 30.6 17.0 23.0 22.0
Edible Oils – % of total energy 7.8 7.8 9.0 9.7 11.2 13.3 12.0 13.0 14.7 10.0 12.0 12.0
Low Urbanization 15.1 21.1 20.4 18.6 29.9 28.5 16.2 29.7 31.9
Middle Urbanization 20.9 25.6 25.2 16.8 25.8 26.1 21.2 30.2 28.4
High Urbanization 22.2 26.8 21.9 24.4 32 32.3 21.8 29.8 31.6
Total Animal source foods-kcal/d 178.6 239.8 217.4 236.4 287.7 265.9 266.2 333.0 266.1 321.8 379.8 330.1
Low Urbanization 131.3 168.9 141.5 1411.9 169.9 146.9 167.3 218.8 166.2
Middle Urbanization 242.3 309.7 270.9 229.6 271.9 231.8 239.2 299.7 239.2
High Urbanization 355.4 401.0 292.6 369.4 413.6 343.8 319.4 388.3 310.4
Coarse Grains – kcal/d 87.6 114.0 87.0 41.8 56.6 56.8 25.4 39.0 48.0 10.0 17.0 25.0
Low Urbanization 100.3 143.2 109.3 72.1 99.6 108.9 39.2 64.1 59.9
Middle Urbanization 82.3 103.8 98.7 28.3 44.3 47.6 20.5 47.3 54.5
High Urbanization 14.2 11.9 3.3 23.8 31.4 34.3 24.3 28.5 41.1
Legumes & Products – kcal/d 59.5 77.5 78.9 59.5 78.4 74.3 46.1 73.6 73.0 33.0 52.0 66.0
Low Urbanization 58.6 76.0 74.4 59.1 73.0 56.0 29.5 67.6 48.1
Middle Urbanization 60.8 78.9 65.4 61.6 84.9 80.7 52.6 87.4 82.6
High Urbanization 62.1 77.8 121.6 57.5 77.8 80.1 44.4 65.8 72.7