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Total fat intake across the EU

  • Dataset | 11 Feb 2021
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Dietary Fats

Overview of total fat intake across the EU

Reported intakea is based on publicly available data extracted from nationally representative food and nutrition surveys and compiled by Prof. I. Elmadfa and Dr. Alexa Meyer (University of Vienna), except where cited otherwise. 

Total fat intake (in E%/day ± SD), where provided. E%/day: percentage of total daily energy, SD: standard deviation

Belgium - Enquête nationale de consommation alimentaire 2014-2015 (2x24 h recall, FFQ)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day, mean (95% CI))

Females (E%/day, mean (95% CI))

3-5

32.4 (31.6-34.5)

33.3 (32.5-34.9)

6-9

34.1 (33.6-34.6)

34.5 (34.0-35.2)

10-13

34.5 (33.8-35.0)

35.1 (34.3-35.7)

14-17

34.7 (33.9-35.2)

35.5 (34.5-36.0)

18-39

34.9 (34.1-35.5)

36.1 (35.3-36.7)

40-64

35.8 (34.9-36.7)

36.5 (35.7-37.4)

Denmark - Danskernes kostvaner 2011-2013 (7d food record)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

4-5

36±4.7

36±5.0

6-9

34±4.0

34±4.5

10-13

35±4.8

35±4.3

14-17

35±5.0

34±4.8

18-24

36±6.1

35±5.3

25-34

36±4.9

36±4.6

35-44

36±4.9

36±4.9

45-54

37±5.5

36±5.4

55-64

37±5.6

36±5.6

65-75

36±5.5

36±5.5

Germany - NVS II 2006-2007 (2x24h recall)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day, mean ± SE)

Females (E%/day, mean ± SE)

14-18

34.6±0.2

33.0±0.3

19-24

34.6±0.3

33.2±0.3

25-34

35.8±0.3

34.4±0.2

35-50

36.2±0.2

35.4±0.1

51-64

35.9±0.2

34.9±0.2

65-80

36.0±0.2

35.5±0.2

Estonia - Estonian Dietary Survey 2014 (2/2x24h interviews)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day)

Males (E%/day)

2-5

32

31

6-9

33

33

10-13

35

33

14-17

34

35

18-24

35

34

25-29

36

37

30-34

36

36

35-39

36

36

40-44

34

35

45-49

34

35

50-54

36

35

55-59

34

35

60-64

34

35

65-69

34

34

70-74

35

33

Ireland - National Children's Food Survey II 2017-2018 (4d weighed food record) (IUNA 2019)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

5-8

32.8±3.8

33.4±3.9

9-12

33.6±3.8

35.5±3.7

Ireland - National Teens' Food Survey II 2019-2020(4d weighed food record) (IUNA 2021) 

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

13-15

34.1±3.6

35.9±3.6

16-18

34.1±3.6

34.2±3.5

Ireland - National Adult Nutrition Survey II 2021-2022 (2x24h telephone dietary recalls) (IUNA 2024)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

19-64

35.9±5.3

≥65

35.4±5.2

Spain - NIBES study 2013 (3d record) ( Ruiz et al. 2016)

Age groups (years)

Males (g/day ± SD)

Females (g/day ± SD)

9-12

87.3±23.2

82.1±20.0

13-17

90.9±25.9

76.7±23.1

18-64

84.2±27.8

73.6±24.2

65-75

73.2±23.0

62.0±19.8

Greece - EPIC cohort 1994-1999 (FFQ+24h recall)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

19-64

45.5±5.5

42.7±4.7

France - INCA 3, ANSES (pdf) 2014-2015 (24h recall)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

0-11m

37.2±6.2

1-3

32.0±3.6

4-6

33.6±5.1

7-10

33.1±5.7

11-17

32.6±5.6

32.0±5.1

18-44

33.9±5.3

45-64

33.9±6.5

65-79

32.9±7.9

Italy - INRAN-SCAI 2005-2006 (3d food record)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

0-2.9

36.7±9.3

3-9.9

37.4±4.9

10-17.9

36.9±4.9

37.2±5.0

18-64.9

36.0±5.3

36.8±5.3

≥65

34.3±5.7

34.1±6.1

Hungary - HFSO National Dietary Survey 2009 (3d food record)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

19-3037.6±5.236.1±5.4
31-6038.9±5.636.9±5.0
>6038.2±5.736.6±5.6
Netherlands - Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2019-2021 (2x24h dietary calls)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day)

Females (E%/day)

1-332.331.9
4-1134.034.0
12-1735.35.9
18-5037.738.1
31-5038.238.4
51-6934.533.8
65-7937.437.6
Austria - ASNS 2010-2012 (2x24h recall)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

7-934.4±5.534.1±5.3
10-1233.8±5.233.4±5.6
13-1436.5±6.536.6±4.5
18-2433.7±5.435.9±6.1
25-5036.8±6.536.0±7.2
51-6436.8±6.735.5±6.1
65-8034.7±6.736.9±6.7
Finland  - FINDIETb 2012 (48 h recall)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

25-6436.1±8.235.5±8.0
65-7434.6±6.933.5±7.6
Portugal- IAN-AF (pdf)2015-2016 (2x24h recall)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day)

Females (E%/day)

<10

30.9

10-17

32.4

18-64

32.1

65-84

29.7

Slovenia - National Dietary Study SI-Menu 2017/18 (2x24h recalls), ( Gregorič et al 2022)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

18-64

26.6±5.5

65-74

25.6±5.9

Sweden - Riksmaten Adults 2010-2011 (4d food record)

Age groups (years)

Males (E%/day ± SD)

Females (E%/day ± SD)

18-3033.9±6.734.6±5.7
31-4434.6±6.434.7±5.6
45-6433.8±6.534.7±7.3
65-8033.6±6.333.2±5.5

 

aNote that, due to different calculation methods (e.g. inclusion of fibre or alcohol in the total energy intake) among the reported countries, the total fat intake values may not be directly comparable

b Based on energy values including dietary fibre

 

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11 Feb 2021

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