Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2009. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Diets
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average daily calorific intake of (a) men and (b) women.
- Answer
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The most recent information available on the average daily total energy (calorie) intake of males and females is shown in the following table. This is taken from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of adults aged 19 to 64 years, carried out in 2000-01.
Average daily total energy intake (kcal and MJ) by sex Energy intake Male Female Age (years) kcal/day MJ/day kcal/day MJ/day 19 to 64* 2,313 9.72 1,632 6.87 * Source: Data from Henderson L, Gregory J, Irving K and Swan G. National Diet and Nutrition Survey: adults aged 19 to 64 years. Volume 2: Energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat and alcohol intake. The Stationery Office (London: 2003).
Secondary information
- Type
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- Reference
- 489 c1302W;489 c1304W; 263582
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Diets Nutrition
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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