Carbohydrates and Health

Table 3.2: Average daily intake of starch by age and sex
Aged 1.5 years and over National Diet and Nutrition Survey years 1-4 combined (2008/09 – 2011/12)
Starch Sex and age group (years)
Boys Men Girls Women Total
g/day
Mean 118.6 149.3 145.5
Median 117.9 145.7 143.9
sd 28.8 41.3 44.3
Upper 2.5 percentile 178.2 236.6 245.6
Lower 2.5 percentile
65.8 76.4 66.7
% food and drink energy (excluding energy from alcohol)
Mean 28.4 28.9 27.9
Median 28.3 28.7 28.0
sd 4.6 4.9 5.9
Upper 2.5 percentile 38.3 39.0 40.2
Lower 2.5 percentile
19.4 19.4 16.9
% total dietary energy (including energy from alcohol)
Mean 28.4 28.7 26.4
Median 28.3 28.5 26.4
sd 4.6 5.1 6.3
Upper 2.5 percentile 38.3 39.0 39.7
Lower 2.5 percentile 19.4 19.1 14.0
Number of participants
(unweighted) 665 744 1,126
4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 1.5-3 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+
128.9
127.1
45.5
218.5
56.0
26.3
26.6
5.7
38.1
14.6
25.1
25.2
5.9
37.1
13.2
317
110.8
108.2
26.6
170.7
61.0
28.3
28.0
5.1
38.3
18.9
28.3
28.0
5.1
38.3
18.9
612
120.7
122.6
35.6
185.1
48.1
29.2
29.3
5.5
39.1
18.6
29.1
29.1
5.6
39.1
17.9
753
112.6
111.3
36.2
185.2
48.4
27.7
27.6
6.2
41.4
15.7
26.7
26.3
6.4
41.4
14.5
1,571
98.3
95.4
28.7
150.4
41.0
25.2
25.2
5.9
38.5
14.1
24.7
24.4
6.0
38.5
13.6
436
75.9
73.6
22.0
122.3
35.7
25.5
25.5
5.6
36.9
15.2
25.5
25.5
5.6
36.9
15.2
604
114.8
112.5
28.0
174.4
64.6
28.3
28.1
4.8
38.3
19.2
28.3
28.1
4.8
38.3
19.2
1,277
135.4
131.8
41.2
228.0
58.7
29.1
29.0
5.2
39.1
19.2
28.9
28.8
5.3
39.0
18.6
1,497
129.0
125.5
43.7
228.5
52.1
27.8
27.8
6.0
40.6
16.1
26.5
26.3
6.4
40.2
14.3
2,697
111.8
106.4
40.0
195.1
48.3
25.7
25.6
5.8
38.1
14.6
24.9
24.8
6.0
37.1
13.2
753
257