Table 4.
Ingestion rates of animal foodstuffs, considering five age-categories of Sicilian consumers (71).
| Population group (men and female) SICILY (Italy) | BW | Beef | Pork | Milk | Seafood* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-categories |
(kg) Mean |
(g/kg BW/die) Mean ± SD |
|||
| Baby (0–2 years old) |
11.3 | 3.14 ± 5.18 | 0.13 ± 0.28 | 49.72 ± 75.39 | 1.82 ± 2.49 |
| Children (3–9 years old) |
26.1 | 1.04 ± 1.01 | 0.62 ± 0.95 | 9.29 ± 7.23 | 1.70 ± 1.96 |
| Teenagers (10–17 years old) |
52.6 | 0.81 ± 0.78 | 0.32 ± 0.58 | 3.36 ± 2.20 | 1.28 ± 1.41 |
| Adult (18–64 years old) |
69.7 | 0.50 ± 0.54 | 0.24 ± 0.40 | 1.46 ± 1.46 | 0.71 ± 0.80 |
| Elderly (65–97 years old) |
70.1 | 0.54 ± 0.47 | 0.17 ± 0.37 | 1.82 ± 1.62 | 0.54 ± 0.65 |
*
Unprocessed and frozen.