TABLE 2.

Nutrient intake in US adults deriving from junk food sources overall and by demographic subgroup, NHANES 2015–2018¹

			Per capita energy intake from junk food		Per capita total sugar intake from junk food		Per capita sodium intake from junk food		Per capita saturated fat intake from junk food
	n	No. junk food items/d	Mean intake (kcal/d)	% total energy intake	Mean intake (g/d)	% total sugar intake	Mean intake (mg/d)	% total sodium intake	Mean intake (g/d)	% total saturated fat intake
All adults, ≥19 y	10,001	4.8	1043	47.1	54.4	75.0	1669	45.5	14.4	48.0
Age group
19–29 y	1771	4.7	1122	50.1	56.2	79.5	1887	48.6	15.8	51.3
30–59 y2	4735	4.9	1082	47.0	58.5	74.3	1721	45.8	14.7	47.7
≥60 y	3495	4.9	9113	45.13	45.23	73.23	14083	42.43	12.93	46.03
Sex
Male2	4850	5.0	1218	48.3	62.6	76.5	2004	47.1	17.0	49.6
Female	5151	4.7	8804	46.04	46.84	73.74	13564	43.94	12.04	46.44
Household income
<185% federal poverty level2	4062	4.7	1039	47.2	57.9	75.0	1651	45.7	14.0	47.6
185–350% federal poverty level	2273	4.9	1066	48.2	58.9	75.7	1692	46.2	14.7	48.8
>350% federal poverty level	2598	4.9	1033	46.4	49.24	74.64	1668	44.9	14.6	47.7
Race/ethnicity
Mexican American	1554	4.6	9823	43.63	48.93	77.7	1576	40.5	13.4	45.0
Non-Hispanic white2	3467	5.0	1081	48.8	56.6	75.0	1734	47.7	15.1	49.0
Non-Hispanic black	2238	5.1	1132	52.1	62.3	80.4	1755	49.3	15.0	53.4

¹Results have been weighted to be nationally representative.

²Reference group.

³Different to all groups (P < 0.01).

⁴Different to reference group (P < 0.01).