Table 1 Average daily calorie consumption, by age group and sex, household population aged 5 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1972 and 2004

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Table 1
Average daily calorie consumption, by age group and sex, household population aged 5 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1972 and 2004
Age group	1972	2004
Age group	Average calories	Average calories	95% confidence interval
5 to 11	2,300	2,041	2,005 to 2,076
12 to 19
Male	3,251	2,806	2,736 to 2,877
Female	2,243	2,047	2,002 to 2,092
20 to 39
Male	3,374	2,660	2,585 to 2,735
Female	2,001	1,899	1,835 to 1,963
40 to 64
Male	2,671	2,345	2,280 to 2,410
Female	1,726	1,757	1,720 to 1,794
65 or older
Male	2,056	1,948	1,889 to 2,007
Female	1,530	1,544	1,507 to 1,581
Notes: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding. Estimates of energy intake include calories from alcoholic beverages. Statistical comparisons with 2004 were not possible.
Sources: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition; Food Consumption Patterns Report, 1977.