Table 2 Distribution of meat (red and processed) consumption by age group and sex, grams

From: 5. Cancers attributable to dietary factors in the UK in 2010

 

Consumption of red and processed meat by age group (years)

 

19–24

25–34

35–49

50–64

All ages

Consumption category

grams per day

%

grams per day

%

grams per day

%

grams per day

%

grams per day

%

Men

 1

0

6

0

0

0

2

0

3

0

2

 2

79

6

66

2

64

4

62

3

66

4

 3

88

0

74

3

71

1

68

1

73

1

 4

97

11

81

14

79

6

76

7

81

9

 5

113

22

95

14

91

9

88

14

94

14

 6

129

19

108

16

105

19

100

19

107

18

 7

145

19

122

21

118

23

113

13

120

19

 8

161

9

135

13

131

14

125

16

134

13

 9

177

7

149

8

144

8

138

8

147

9

 10

193

1

162

3

157

6

151

10

161

5

 11

217

0

182

6

176

8

169

6

181

6

Mean gram per day

125

 

122

 

118

 

111

 

118

 

Women

 1

0

7

0

7

0

4

0

2

0

4

 2

52

9

42

13

44

6

42

6

44

9

 3

59

4

48

1

50

2

49

1

50

1

 4

66

17

54

22

56

15

54

11

55

16

 5

77

28

63

26

65

21

63

25

65

24

 6

90

19

74

17

76

26

74

25

76

23

 7

103

9

84

9

87

16

84

16

87

13

 8

116

6

95

3

98

6

95

10

98

7

 9

129

1

105

1

109

3

106

4

109

2

 10

148

0

121

1

125

1

121

0

125

1

Mean gram per day

77

 

62

 

71

 

71

 

69

 
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