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Table 3 Nutrient composition of baseline and simulated scenarios

From: Simulating the impact on health of internalising the cost of carbon in food prices combined with a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

 

Nutrient composition of baseline diets and under each scenario (calories from drinks only allowed to change)

Baseline

A

B

C

D

Energy (kcal/day)

2000

2000 (2000 to 2000)

2013 (2008 to 2018)

1995 (1992 to 1997)

1999 (1995 to 2004)

Total fat (% total energy)

37.0

36.3 (36.3 to 36.4)

35.9 (35.9 to 35.9)

36.5 (36.4 to 36.5)

36.2 (36.2 to 36.2)

SAFAs (% total energy)

14.4

14.1 (14.1 to 14.1)

13.9 (13.9 to 13.9)

14.1 (14.1 to 14.1)

14.0 (14.0 to 14.0)

MUFAs (% total energy)

13.6

13.4 (13.4 to 13.4)

13.2 (13.2 to 13.2)

13.4 (13.4 to 13.4)

13.3 (13.3 to 13.3)

PUFAs (% total energy)

6.6

6.5 (6.5 to 6.5)

6.4 (6.4 to 6.4)

6.5 (6.5 to 6.5)

6.4 (6.4 to 6.4)

Cholesterol (mg/day)

228.2

223.0 (221.9 to 224.0)

221.2 (219.6 to 222.7)

223.1 (222.0 to 224.2)

221.4 (219.9 to 222.9)

Fibre (g/day)

13.2

13.3 (13.4 to 13.3)

13.5 (13.5 to 13.4)

13.3 (13.4 to 13.3)

13.5 (13.5 to 13.4)

Salt (mg/day)

6196

6221 (6222 to 6221)

6247 (6247 to 6246)

6221 (6220 to 6222)

6244 (6244 to 6243)

Fruit and vegetables (g/day)

344.3

339.9 (341.6 to 338.1)

346.9 (345.3 to 348.4)

342.2 (342.7 to 341.7)

349.7 (351.0 to 348.4)

Sugar (g/day)

113.7

113.9 (113.8 to 114.0

115.9 (114.8 to 117.0)

112.4 (111.9 to 112.9)

112.2 (111.1 to 113.4)

Iron (mg/d)

10.6

10.6 (10.6 to 10.6)

10.7 (10.6 to 10.7)

10.7 (10.7 to 10.6)

10.7 (10.7 to 10.7)

Calcium (mg/d)

883.7

890.2 (891.7 to 888.6)

907.2 (906.9 to 907.6)

890.3 (891.3 to 889.4)

907.3 (907.4 to 907.2)

Zinc (mg/d)

8.2

8.0 (8.0 to 8.0)

8.1 (8.1 to 8.1)

8.1 (8.0 to 8.1)

8.1 (8.1 to 8.1)

Vitamin A (μg /day)

794.5

756.1 (756.3 to 756.0)

754.7 (753.3 to 756.1)

755.4 (755.2 to 755.7)

752.1 (750.6 to 753.6)

Vitamin D (μg /day)

2.6

2.6 (2.6 to 2.6)

2.6 (2.6 to 2.6)

2.6 (2.6 to 2.6)

2.6 (2.6 to 2.6)

Vitamin B12 (μg /day)

5.7

5.5 (5.5 to 5.6)

5.6 (5.5 to 5.7)

5.5 (5.5 to 5.6)

5.6 (5.6 to 5.7)

  1. 95 % credible intervals in parentheses. SAFAs, saturated fatty acids; MUFAs, mono-unsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs, poly-unsaturated fatty acids