2017-March 2020 Prepandemic What We Eat In America, NHANES Tables 37-40

Authors: Rhodes, Donna; Goldman, Joseph; Friday, James; MORTON, SUZANNE - American Society For Nutrition; Moshfegh, Alanna

Submitted to: Worldwide Web Site: Food Surveys Research Group
Publication Type: Research Technical Update
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/3/2022
Publication Date: 8/3/2022
Citation: Rhodes, D.G., Goldman, J.D., Friday, J.E., Morton, S., Moshfegh, A.J. 2022. 2017-March 2020 Prepandemic What We Eat In America, NHANES Tables 37-40. Worldwide Web Site: Food Surveys Research Group. Available: https://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=18349.

Interpretive Summary: Data tables summarizing vitamin and mineral intakes from both food and dietary supplements for the U.S. population have been developed for use by government groups, nutrition researchers, and the general public. The Food Surveys Research Group of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research center has analyzed dietary supplement use and dietary intake data from the What we Eat In America (WWEIA), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-March 2020 prepandemic data files and developed additional tables that add to the data tables already published. The 2017-March 2020 files represent a unique public-use data release from NHANES. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic required suspension of data collection in March 2020. As a result, the partially completed NHANES 2019-2020 cycle was not nationally representative. Therefore, the 2017-March 2020 data were combined with the data from the 2017-2018 cycle to create the nationally representative 2017-March 2020 prepandemic data files. The new tables report total nutrient intakes for all individuals as well as for supplement users and non-users by age/gender groups, by race/ethnicity groups, and as a percent of Federal poverty level. All tables are available on the FSRG website: www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/fsrg. The availability and enhanced accessibility of these new tables are of benefit to users in need of current population-level information on total nutrient intakes of Americans.

Technical Abstract: The widespread use of dietary supplements can contribute substantially to nutrient intakes of the U.S. population. As of 2007, supplement usage was collected as part of the 24-hour dietary recall interview in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The Food Surveys Research Group of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center has analyzed both supplement use and dietary intake data from What We Eat In America (WWEIA), NHANES 2017-March 2020 Prepandemic and released additional tables that add to the current series of data tables already published for this release. The 2017-March 2020 files represent a unique public-use data release from NHANES. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic required suspension of data collection in March 2020. As a result, the partially completed NHANES 2019-2020 cycle was not nationally representative. Therefore, the 2017-March 2020 data were combined with the data from the 2017-2018 cycle to create the nationally representative 2017-March 2020 prepandemic data files. The new tables report nutrient intakes from food, dietary supplements, and food plus supplements for 22 vitamins and minerals captured in NHANES data collection. Estimated means and standard errors are provided for all individuals as well as for supplement users and non-users by age/gender groups, race/ethnicity groups, and as a percent of Federal poverty level. In WWEIA, NHANES, dietary intakes are collected using the USDA 24-hour dietary recall method: the 5-step Automated Multiple Pass Method. All tables are available on the FSRG website: www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/fsrg.