Carbohydrates and Health

Table 3.3: Average daily intake of total sugars by age and sex
Aged 1.5 years and over National Diet and Nutrition Survey years 1-4 combined (2008/09 – 2011/12)
Total sugars Sex and age group (years)
Boys Men Girls Women Total
g/day
Mean 100.2 115.7 105.6
Median 97.7 108.2 100.8
sd 32.7 47.7 48.3
Upper 2.5 percentile 168.4 245.8 221.6
Lower 2.5 percentile 45.6 43.8 32.0
% food and drink energy (excluding energy from alcohol)
Mean 23.8 22.0 19.8
Median 23.6 21.6 19.2
sd 5.8 6.4 6.6
Upper 2.5 percentile 36.2 36.8 35.5
Lower 2.5 percentile 13.5 11.1 9.3
% total dietary energy (including energy from alcohol)
Mean 23.8 21.8 18.7
Median 23.6 21.5 18.1
sd 5.8 6.3 6.3
Upper 2.5 percentile 36.2 36.2 33.8
Lower 2.5 percentile 13.5 11.0 8.8
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+
102.4
97.6
46.6
203.9
32.4
20.6
20.3
6.6
34.3
8.5
19.7
18.8
6.5
34.3
8.1
317
94.6
91.5
30.6
153.7
41.0
23.8
23.7
5.4
35.2
13.7
23.8
23.7
5.4
35.2
13.7
612
90.4
85.0
37.6
173.4
29.5
21.8
21.1
6.9
37.9
9.7
21.6
20.9
6.8
36.8
9.7
753
84.6
78.2
39.4
176.1
26.6
20.5
19.9
6.8
35.3
9.1
19.6
19.0
6.6
34.8
8.7
1,571
88.4
83.2
34.8
175.8
32.3
22.3
21.9
6.3
36.5
10.1
21.8
21.2
6.2
35.0
9.9
436
75.6
73.8
25.2
129.2
30.5
25.1
24.6
5.9
38.2
14.1
25.1
24.6
5.9
38.2
14.1
604
97.4
94.7
31.8
164.5
43.8
23.8
23.6
5.6
35.4
13.5
23.8
23.6
5.6
35.4
13.5
1,277
103.4
96.5
44.8
216.9
35.0
21.9
21.3
6.7
37.1
9.9
21.7
21.1
6.6
36.8
9.9
1,497
95.1
87.6
45.3
204.2
30.6
20.2
19.5
6.7
35.5
9.1
19.1
18.5
6.5
34.4
8.7
2,697
94.5
88.2
41.0
196.2
32.4
21.6
21.2
6.5
36.3
9.8
20.9
20.5
6.4
35.0
9.2
753
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