Table 4.
Contribution of water from food moisture and water from fluids to total water intake of children (3–18 years), male and female adults (≥19 years) in France and UK according to intakes above or below the EFSA adequate intake (AI) of total water [5].
| TWI | Water from Fluids | Water from Food | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | mL/Day * | mL/Day * | % TWI | mL/Day * | % TWI | ||
| CCAF 2013—France | |||||||
| Children | <AI | 811 (91%) | 1310 (1082–1528) | 786 (629–985) | 62% | 498 (398–593) | 38% |
| ≥AI | 85 (9%) | 2079 (1849–2276) | 1450 (1233–1641) | 68% | 627 (505–800) | 32% | |
| Male adults | <AI | 435 (84%) | 1832 (1534–2144) | 1102 (879–1371) | 62% | 675 (546–810) | 38% |
| ≥AI | 82 (16%) | 2752 (2609–3100) | 1928 (1680–2195) | 68% | 870 (731–1093) | 32% | |
| Female adults | <AI | 361 (64%) | 1592 (1338–1776) | 950 (754–1131) | 61% | 574 (473–714) | 39% |
| ≥AI | 199 (36%) | 2384 (2167–2689) | 1585 (1405–1964) | 69% | 778 (607–960) | 31% | |
| NDNS 2008/2009–2011/2012—UK | |||||||
| Children | <AI | 1477 (88%) | 1288 (1056–1526) | 864 (675–1093) | 68% | 404 (329–502) | 32% |
| ≥AI | 210 (12%) | 2186 (1893–2665) | 1688 (1349–2161) | 78% | 520 (405–637) | 22% | |
| Male adults | <AI | 495 (56%) | 1922 (1586–2204) | 1326 (1089–1615) | 71% | 528 (422–658) | 29% |
| ≥AI | 406 (44%) | 3086 (2794–3579) | 2377 (2072–2883) | 79% | 682 (540–834) | 21% | |
| Female adults | <AI | 538 (47%) | 1661 (1396–1831) | 1141 (907–1301) | 69% | 477 (374–580) | 31% |
| ≥AI | 644 (53%) | 2493 (2227–2932) | 1894 (1648–2312) | 77% | 606 (483–710) | 23% | |
* Data presented as median (25th–75th percentile); Abbreviations: AI adequate intake, CCAF Enquête Comportements et Consommations Alimentaires en France, NDNS National Diet and Nutrition Survey, TWI total water intake.