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# QuickStats: Average Daily Intake of Kilocalories
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/quickstats_average_daily_intake_of_kilocalories_0312111133/
- Published: 2011-03-12T12:32:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:14:39.000Z
- Description: NHANES data for 2007-2008 show men ate an average 2,504 kilocalories a day and women 1,771. Men consumed significantly more than women in all three age groups, and both men and women aged 60 and over ate less than their younger counterparts.
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# Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

# QuickStats: Average Daily Intake of Kilocalories, by Sex and Age Group, for Adults Aged ≥20 Years --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2007--2008\*

## *Weekly*

**March 11, 2011 / 60(09);280**  
  
\* Based on responses to a series of questions in the 24-hour dietary recall interview of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

† 95% confidence interval.

During 2007--2008, on average, men consumed 2,504 kilocalories daily, and women consumed 1,771 kilocalories daily. Men had a significantly higher intake of kilocalories than women in each of the three age groups: 20--39 years, 40--59 years, and ≥60 years. Men aged ≥60 years consumed fewer kilocalories than younger men, and women aged ≥60 years consumed fewer kilocalories than younger women.

**Source:** Wright JD, Wang CY. Trends in intake of energy and macronutrients in adults from 1999--2000 through 2007--2008\. NCHS Data Brief no. 49\. Available at [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db49.htm](http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db49.htm?ref=foodconsumer.org).

**Alternate Text:** The figure above shows average daily intake of kilocalories, by sex and age group, for adults aged ≥20 years in the United States from 2007-2008, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. During 2007-2008, on average, men consumed 2,504 kilocalories daily, and women consumed 1,771 kilocalories daily. Men had a significantly higher intake of kilocalories than women in each of the three age groups: 20-39 years, 40-59 years, and ≥60 years. Men aged ≥60 years consumed fewer kilocalories than younger men, and women aged ≥60 years consumed fewer kilocalories than younger women.

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