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Table 1 Food and energy intake averaged over the years by gender and age group

From: Descriptive epidemiological study of food intake among Japanese adults: analyses by age, time and birth cohort model

  

Men

Women

 

Age group (years)

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

Number of subjects (1989 Survey)a

129

46

36

35

25

36

23

41

82

122

Number of subjects (1999 Survey)

693

736

794

942

787

838

808

876

1011

946

Number of subjects (2009 Survey)

297

500

539

603

690

362

579

596

651

815

Energy intake

(kJ/day)

8941.2

9295.5

9497.7

9430.7

9140.6

7309.4

7695.8

7638.6

7875.7

7500.5

Riceb

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

206.2

205.5

211.1

215.8

207.7

136.4

146.6

147.8

157.0

154.4

Wheat

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

113.1

112.7

115.1

105.6

101.7

110.0

108.2

97.0

93.2

83.0

Potatoes

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

50.3

49.6

50.3

52.8

60.0

47.8

50.2

53.9

62.6

65.7

Green yellow vegetables

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

69.7

86.3

77.8

91.0

101.9

72.0

87.0

93.3

104.7

113.2

Other vegetables

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

152.9

162.8

170.0

190.5

206.0

143.4

159.9

174.6

183.9

183.6

Fruits

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

67.2

62.3

78.8

105.3

133.1

76.5

90.1

135.0

178.9

183.6

Milk, Dairy products

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

95.1

83.0

99.0

82.8

121.3

107.6

118.5

112.9

125.5

125.1

Meat

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

109.9

106.5

94.7

84.9

63.4

80.4

80.1

73.2

60.4

51.7

Fish

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

70.4

84.8

100.1

112.9

117.5

62.4

65.7

84.8

94.3

94.7

Egg

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

41.5

42.6

42.1

43.0

42.1

40.0

40.3

38.6

35.9

33.9

Beans

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

49.6

56.7

63.8

85.5

85.2

46.7

55.1

58.9

73.9

78.9

Confectionery

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

15.2

12.4

14.9

10.8

17.0

29.9

22.6

25.1

26.4

25.7

Sugar

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

8.0

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.4

7.7

8.3

9.6

10.6

10.2

Fats and Oils

(g/ 4,186 kJ/day)

19.6

19.7

17.9

16.7

12.7

17.2

16.7

16.1

15.1

11.7

  1. Average energy, food and nutrient intakes were calculated from National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan, 1989, 1999 and 2009.
  2. aAvailable data for single-person household.
  3. bRice intake presented for 2009 was calculated as the half of that reported in 2009 NHNS-J.