Between 2021 and 2023, children and adolescents aged up to 18 years in the United States obtained nearly 62 percent of their calories from ultra-processed foods, significantly more than adults aged 19 and older, who obtained around 53 percent of their calories from ultra-processed foods.
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NCHS, & CDC. (August 6, 2025). Mean share of calories obtained from ultra-processed foods among children and adults in the United States from 2021 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1623074/us-ultra-processed-food-calorie-share-by-age-and-gender/
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