. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Obes Rev. 2014 Jan;15(0 1):10.1111/obr.12122. doi: 10.1111/obr.12122

Table 2.

Macronutrient intake in China, 1952–1992

	1952¹	1957¹	1962¹	1970¹	1982¹	1992²
Energy (kilocalories/day)	2,055.6	2,125.4	1,697.1	1,978.2	2,517.9	2,328.3
Protein (grams/day)	47.9	50.3	41.1	47.6	67.0	68.0
Fat (grams/day)	17.4	18.0	10.4	16.4	49.0	58.3
Carbohydrates (grams/day)	426.7	440.7	359.7	410.1	452.2	382.9
Energy from protein (%)	9.3	9.5	9.7	9.6	10.6	11.7
Energy from fat (%)	7.6	7.6	5.5	7.4	17.5	22.5
Energy from carbohydrates (%)	83.0	82.9	84.8	82.9	71.8	65.8

Data source: China Statistical Yearbook 1981–1982.

Data source: CNNS 1992.