United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

128 Health and Nutrition
No. 204. N u t r i t i o n — N u t r i e n t s A v a i l a b l e f o r C i v i l i a n C o n s u m p t i o n p e r C a p i t a p e r D a y a n d
Indexes: 1950 t o 1980
[For 1950. excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Based on Bureau of the Census estimated population as of July 1. Quantities of nutrients
computed by Human Nutrition Information Service, Consumer Nutrition Center, on the basis of estimates of per capita food
consumption (retail weight), including estimates of produce of home gardens, prepared by the Economic Research Service. No
deduction made in nutrient estimates for loss or waste of food in the home, use for pet food, or for destruction or loss ol
nutrients during the preparation of food. Data include iron, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin added to flour and cereal products;
other nutrients added primarily as follows: Vitamin A value to margarine, milk of all types, milk extenders; vitamin B8 to cereals,
meal replacements, infant formulas; vitamin Bn to cereals; ascorbic acid to fruit juices and drinks, flavored beverages and
dessert powders, milk extenders, and cereals, Minus sign ( - ) denotes decrease. See H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T o n e s to
1970, series G 851 -856, for related data]
NUTRIENT Unit 1950 1960 1965 1970 1975 1978 1979
1980
PERCENT CHANGE
1 9 5 0 -
1960
1 9 6 0 -
1970
1 9 7 0 "
1 9 8 0
Food energy........................... Calories........... 3,250 3,190 3,200 3,340 3,260 3,360 3,430 3,420 -1 .8 4.7
Protein,.. Grams.............. 9 4 96 97 101 99 101 102 101 2.1 5.2
2.4
-
Fat........ 145 148 150 160 152 158 162 1 2
Carbohydrate Grams........... 401 376 373 382 381 389 399 396 - 6 . 2 1.6 3.7
Calcium. Grams.............. .96 .96 .94 .93 .90 .91 .91 .91 - 2 . 0 - 3 .1 - 2 . 2
Phosphorus........................... Grams.............. 1.53 1.52 1.51 1.53 1.50 1.51 1.53 1.52 - . 7 .7 - . 7
16.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 16.9 17.2 17.3 1 2
Magnesium........................... Milligrams........ 361 343 338 340 341 339 344 341 - 5 . cT - . 9 .3
Vitamin A Int’l units......... 6,500 6,100 7,700 8,200 8,100 8,100 8,100 8 ,0 0 0 - 4 . 7 1.2 - 2 . 4
Thiamin.. Milligrams........ 1.90 1.92 1.85 1.96 1.95 2.10 2.17 2.19 1.1 2.1 11.7
Riboflavin.............................. .. Milligrams....... 2.29 2.29 2.24 2.31 2.30 2.39 2.41 2.39
_ .9 3.5
Niacin... Milligrams....... 2D.4 21.7 22.4 24.1 24.6 26.0 26.3 26.1 6.4 11.1 8.3
Vitamin Bs Milligrams....... 1.83 1.86 1.83 1.98 1.96 1.99 2.0 2 2.01 1.6 6.5 1.5
Vitamin B t Micrograms.... 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.7 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.0 3 .4 7.8 - 7 . 2
106 106 98 111 120 119 121 124
_
4.7 11.7
INDEXES (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )
98 98 102 100 103 105 1.0 2 ,9
9 5 97 98 102 100 102 2.1
Fat........................................ 95 97 103 98 102 105 1 9
Carbohydrate......................... Percent........... 106 100 99 101 101 103 106 105 - 5 . 7 1.0 4 .0
- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Dept, of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, F o o d C o n s u m p tio n , P ric e s , a n d E x p e n d itu re s , Statistical Bulletin
No. 656. 1980 data from N a tio n a l F o o d fJ e v ie w , Winter 1901.
N o . 2 0 5 . D a il y p e r Ca p it a In t a k e o f S e le c t e d N u t r ie n t s , b y R a c e a n d In c o m e L e v e l s :
1 9 7 1 - 1 9 7 4 A N D 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 8 0
[Covers persons 1-74 years old. Represents average daily intake per person. For definition of median and mean, 6ee Guide to
Tabular Presentation. Based on findings of a sample survey in the first and second Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; see
Appendix III. Subject to sampling variability; see source.]
NUTRIENT
1971-1974 1976-1980
persons
1 White Black Below
Persons with
Total
income
poverty
level
Above
poverty
level
persons
1 White Black Persons with
Total
Income
Below
poverty
level
Above
poverty
level
Calories, mean................................ 1,994 2,017 1,825 1,817 2,021 1,976 1,999 1,842 1,844 2,0 0 1
Median......................................... 1,820 1,840 1,668 1,645 1,845 1,773 1,797 1,650 1,667 1,797
Protein (g), mean............. ............... 77.03 78.92 69.65 68.76 79.11 76.19 77.13 69.37 68.69 77.52
Median..................................... . 66.63 70.78 60.85 61.41 70.96 66.31 67.26 60.56 59.77 67.56
Calcium (mg), mean........................ 867 097 654 782 882 824 851 655 775 835
Median.......................................... 727 755 553 653 740 666 708 543 651 695
Iron (mg), mean.............................. 11.95 12.10 10.80 10,70 12.13 13.01 13.23 11.61 11.71 13.24
Median......................................... 10.58 10.09 9.55 9.38 10.77 11.29 11.42 10.07 10.08 11.47
Vitamin A (I.U.), mean..................... 4,774 4,802 4,613 4,381 4,821 5,146 5,101 5,443 4,489 5,253
Median......................................... 3,060 3,133 2.569 2,627 3,147 3,321 3,377 2,818 2,820 3,409
Vitamin C (mg), mean..................... 86.32 86.99 60.01 72.05 88.53 100.82 100.07 101.64 84.46 103.47
Median......................................... 59.23 60.42 49.09 41.37 61.97 68.88 68.80 65.98 50.96 71.57
1Indudes persons of other races, not shown separately. a See text, p. 417 and tables 727.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. V ita ! a n d H e a lth S ta tis tic s , series 11, No. 202 and unpublished data.