Carbohydrates and Health

Table 3.5: Average daily intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars by age and sex
Aged 1.5 years and over National Diet and Nutrition Survey years 1-4 combined (2008/09 – 2011/12)
Non-milk extrinsic sugars
(NMES)
Sex and age group (years)
Boys Men Girls Women Total
g/day
Mean 63.0 84.0
Median 58.5 77.9
sd 29.2 42.5
Upper 2.5 percentile 128.6 189.3
Lower 2.5 percentile 19.5 18.4
% food and drink energy (excluding energy from alcohol)
Mean 14.8 16.0
Median 14.3 15.2
sd 5.6 6.6
Upper 2.5 percentile 27.9 32.4
Lower 2.5 percentile 5.8 4.5
% total dietary energy (including energy from alcohol)
Mean 14.8 15.8
Median 14.3 15.2
sd 5.6 6.4
Upper 2.5 percentile 27.9 31.2
Lower 2.5 percentile 5.8 4.5
Number of participants
(unweighted) 665 744
4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 1.5-3 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+
68.4
62.2
41.8
169.1
10.8
12.7
11.6
6.4
27.6
2.8
11.9
11.0
6.0
25.0
2.7
1,126
58.5
53.1
40.3
141.7
8.5
11.6
10.9
6.3
24.3
1.9
11.1
10.6
6.2
23.8
1.8
317
58.5
54.8
25.2
114.1
18.5
14.6
14.1
5.1
25.4
5.6
14.6
14.1
5.1
25.4
5.6
612
63.9
59.3
33.9
142.1
11.4
15.2
14.4
6.4
29.8
3.6
15.0
14.3
6.3
29.0
3.6
753
49.2
41.6
35.0
130.9
5.9
11.6
10.8
6.6
25.8
2.0
11.1
10.1
6.3
25.1
1.8
1,571
46.2
39.8
25.5
117.4
7.5
11.5
10.8
5.1
23.6
2.4
11.2
10.7
5.1
23.4
2.4
436
36.1
32.9
19.3
81.9
7.8
11.9
11.2
5.4
25.0
3.6
11.9
11.2
5.4
25.0
3.6
604
60.8
57.0
27.4
122.2
19.3
14.7
14.2
5.3
26.3
5.8
14.7
14.2
5.3
26.3
5.8
1,277
74.2
66.8
39.8
165.1
14.9
15.6
14.9
6.5
31.1
4.1
15.4
14.7
6.4
29.6
4.1
1,497
58.8
49.2
39.7
157.9
8.2
12.1
11.2
6.5
26.3
2.4
11.5
10.6
6.1
25.0
2.2
2,697
51.6
42.9
33.4
137.7
8.5
11.5
10.9
5.7
24.3
2.1
11.2
10.7
5.6
23.7
1.8
753
260