TABLE 4.
Estimated phosphorus intakes from food1
| NHANES Years | Phosphorus Intake |
| mg/d | |
| Men | |
| 2001–2002 | 1565 ± 24.7 |
| 2003–2004 | 1559 ± 22.4 |
| 2005–2006 | 1600 ± 24.9 |
| 2007–2008 | 1500 ± 26.1 |
| 2009–2010 | 1655 ± 18.7 |
| 10 y change | 90 mg increase |
| Women | |
| 2001–2002 | 1126 ± 18.2 |
| 2003–2004 | 1126 ± 17.0 |
| 2005–2006 | 1148 ± 22.0 |
| 2007–2008 | 1123 ± 22.5 |
| 2009–2010 | 1190 ± 11.5 |
| 10 y change | 64 mg increase |
1
Values are expressed as the 1-day means ± SEs amount consumed per individual (aged ≥20 y) unless noted otherwise. Unpublished data source: Alanna Moshfegh, U.S. Department of Agriculture, What We Eat in America, NHANES over the past decade, individuals aged ≥20 y (excluding breast-fed children, day-1 dietary weighted, U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Food Surveys Research Group; available at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/fsrg).