Table 1.
Dietary consumption of selected foods and nutrients among men and women in 187 countries in 2010
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Quintiles determined by all age-specific, sex-specific, and country-specific estimates (n estimates=4862)* |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Healthy items | |||||
| Wholegrains, g per day | 12 (1·0–18) | 24 (19–31) | 40 (31–56) | 70 (56–89) | 157 (89–477) |
| Fruits, g per day | 57 (17–72) | 88 (72–101) | 114 (101–131) | 151 (131–174) | 204 (174–395) |
| Fruit juices, g per day†‡ | 1·4 (0·0–4·8) | 10 (4·9–18) | 27 (18–36) | 48 (36–62) | 86 (62–298) |
| Vegetables, g per day | 73 (24–95) | 109 (95–119) | 130 (119–144) | 160 (144–182) | 222 (182–463) |
| Fish, g per day | 11 (4·8–15) | 18 (15–22) | 26 (22–30) | 35 (30–41) | 52 (41–99) |
| Nuts and seeds, g per day | 1·5 (0·1–2·3) | 3·1 (2·3–4·0) | 5·1 (4·0–6·8) | 9·5 (6·8–12·5) | 19·4 (12·5–192) |
| Beans and legumes, g per day | 1·6 (0·1–7·1) | 14 (7·1–20) | 27 (20–35) | 57 (35–97) | 147 (97–472) |
| Milk, g per day † | 33 (7–56) | 76 (56–103) | 123 (103–141) | 160 (141–188) | 230 (188–470) |
| Dietary fibre, g per day | 14 (7–16) | 18 (16–19) | 21 (19–22) | 24 (22–26) | 28 (26–41) |
| Polyunsaturated fat, % energy | 2·8 (1·1–3·4) | 4·0 (3·5–4·4) | 4·9 (4·4–5·3) | 5·9 (5·3–6·5) | 7·9 (6·5–12·9) |
| Seafood omega-3, mg per day fat‡ | 22 (3·7–40) | 56 (40–70) | 95 (70–141) | 215 (141–322) | 553 (322–5202) |
| Plant omega-3 fat, g per day | 0·2 (0·0–0·4) | 0·5 (0·4–0·6) | 0·7 (0·6–0·8) | 1·1 (0·8–1·2) | 1·5 (1·2–5·7) |
| Calcium, mg per day‡ | 399 (288–461) | 506 (461–553) | 611 (553–658) | 711 (658–786) | 883 (786–1272) |
| Unhealthy items | |||||
| Sugar-sweetened beverages, g per day† | 33 (6·0–45) | 57 (45–69) | 85 (69–105) | 137 (105–195) | 293 (196–1239) |
| Unprocessed red meats, g per day | 23 (2·6–28) | 34 (28–40) | 47 (40–53) | 60 (53–71) | 84 (71–138) |
| Processed meats, g per day | 3·9 (1·8–5·1) | 6·7 (5·2–9·2) | 12 (9·2–16) | 20 (16–26) | 34 (26–76) |
| Saturated fat, % energy | 7·1 (2·2–8·4) | 9·1 (8·4–9·9) | 11 (9·9–12·0) | 13·2 (12·0–14·1) | 16·7 (14·1–28·2) |
| Trans fat, % energy | 0·6 (0·2–0·7) | 0·8 (0·7–0·9) | 1·0 (0·9–1·0) | 1·1 (1·0–1·3) | 1·6 (1·3–6·8) |
| Cholesterol, mg per day | 182 (93–204) | 220 (204–236) | 250 (236–264) | 281 (264–296) | 321 (297–455) |
| Sodium, g per day | 2·3 (1·4–2·6) | 2·9 (2·6–3·1) | 3·5 (3·1–3·7) | 4·0 (3·7–4·2) | 4·6 (4·2–6·4) |
Data are the median (range) of mean consumption levels in each quintile.
Combining estimates of mean consumption levels across 13 age categories from 20–24·9 to >80 years in 5-year increments, men and women, and 187 countries.
To convert units to servings per day, divide by 226·8 (8 oz).
Fruit juice and calcium were not included in the calculation of diet pattern scores because of equivocal evidence for effects of fruit juice on major health outcomes and because calcium consumption was highly correlated with milk consumption (Spearman r=0·75), which was already included in the diet pattern. Similarly, consumption of seafood omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was not included in the calculation of diet pattern scores because of high correlation with fish consumption (r=0·80).