From: Intake of arachidonic acid-containing lipids in adult humans: dietary surveys and clinical trials
Country | Participant | Dietary surveyc | LCPUFA intake (mg/day)d | Ref. | |||||
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Sexa | Age (y)b | Other classification | N | ARA | EPA | DHA | |||
Europe | |||||||||
 Finland | M&F | 30–49 | – | 1212 | FFQ | 95 ± 0.84e | 160 ± 3.1e | 420 ± 8.7e | [31] |
50-79 | – | 980 | 97 ± 1.1e | 190 ± 4.6e | 510 ± 13e |  | |||
 France | M | 45–63 | – | 2099 | ten 24-h DR | 204 ± 66 | 150 ± 112 | 273 ± 191 | [24] |
F | 35–63 | – | 2785 | 152 ± 49 | 118 ± 94 | 226 ± 171 |  | ||
 Germany | M | 45–65 | Heidelberg | 1013 | 24-h recall | 230 ± 250 | 100 ± 300 | 190 ± 480 | [32] |
 | Potsdam | 1032 | 230 ± 250 | 130 ± 380 | 210 ± 490 |  | |||
F | 35–64 | Heidelberg | 1078 | 160 ± 190 | 70 ± 230 | 140 ± 330 |  | ||
 | Potsdam | 898 | 140 ± 160 | 80 ± 230 | 140 ± 280 |  | |||
 Spain | F | 20–79 | – | 1865 | FFQ | 290 ± 110 | 220 ± 90 | 300 ± 120 | [33] |
 United Kingdom | M&F | 16–79 | – | 1455 | FFQ | 9f | 290f | 380f | [25] |
North America | |||||||||
 United States | F | > 45 | Health Professional | 37,547 | FFQ | 70f | 20f | 60f | [34] |
 United States | M&F | > 30 | – | 2837 | FFQ | 120 ± 80 | 45 ± 50 | 82 ± 73 | [35] |
 United States | F | < 65 | – | 1500 | FFQ | 70 ± 60 | 40 ± 50 | 90 ± 90 | [36] |
 United States &Canada | M&F | > 30 | Nonvegetarian | 33,634 | FFQ | 84 ± 0.3e | ndg | 182 ± 1.2e | [37] |
 | Semi-vegetarian | 4042 | 27 ± 0.7e | nd | 70 ± 3.6e |  | |||
 | Pesco vegetarian | 6583 | 44 ± 0.6e | nd | 187 ± 2.8e |  | |||
 | Lacto-ovo vegetarian | 21,799 | 13 ± 0.3e | nd | 34 ± 1.5e |  | |||
 | Strict vegetarian | 5694 | 3 ± 0.6e | nd | 18 ± 3e |  | |||
Africa, Asia and Oceania | |||||||||
 Australia | M | > 19 | – | 5081 | 24-h recall | 191 ± 2e | 91 ± 3e | 117 ± 5e | [38] |
F | > 19 | – | 5770 | 117 ± 2e | 60 ± 2e | 83 ± 3e |  | ||
 China | F | 40–70 | – | 74,943 | FFQ | 50f | ndh | ndh | [39] |
 Japan | M | 40–49 | – | 241 | 3-day DR | 179 ± 66 | 233 ± 211 | 437 ± 331 | [40] |
50–59 | – | 268 | 185 ± 64 | 368 ± 296 | 662 ± 476 |  | |||
60–69 | – | 262 | 182 ± 63 | 403 ± 263 | 718 ± 422 |  | |||
70–79 | – | 243 | 171 ± 64 | 390 ± 257 | 692 ± 437 |  | |||
F | 40–49 | – | 263 | 153 ± 52 | 217 ± 185 | 414 ± 305 |  | ||
50–59 | – | 259 | 148 ± 51 | 268 ± 202 | 487 ± 322 |  | |||
60–69 | – | 261 | 149 ± 53 | 300 ± 196 | 532 ± 312 |  | |||
70–79 | – | 245 | 144 ± 55 | 300 ± 219 | 525 ± 340 |  | |||
 South Africa | M | > 35 | Rural | 333 | FFQ | 34f | 38f | 62f | [41] |
 | Urban | 393 | 102f | 61f | 101f |  | |||
F | > 35 | Rural | 633 | 33f | 33f | 52f |  | ||
 | Urban | 591 | 94f | 46f | 83f |  |