This statistic displays the quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom between 2008 and 2012, by age. In this four year period, individuals aged between 4 and 10 years old consumed 9 grams of sugar confectionery per day.
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Quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012, by age
(in grams)
Characteristic
Sugars, including table sugar, preserves and sweet spreads
Sugar confectionery
1.5-3 years
4
4
4-10 years
6
9
11-18 years
6
7
19-64 years
11
2
65 years and over
14
1
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Public Health England, & Food Standards Agency. (May 14, 2014). Quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012, by age (in grams) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/437072/quantity-sugar-confectionery-consumed-in-the-united-kingdom/
Public Health England, und Food Standards Agency. "Quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012, by age (in grams)." Chart. May 14, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437072/quantity-sugar-confectionery-consumed-in-the-united-kingdom/
Public Health England, Food Standards Agency. (2014). Quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012, by age (in grams). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437072/quantity-sugar-confectionery-consumed-in-the-united-kingdom/
Public Health England, and Food Standards Agency. "Quantity of Sugar Confectionery Consumed per Day in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2012, by Age (in Grams)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437072/quantity-sugar-confectionery-consumed-in-the-united-kingdom/
Public Health England & Food Standards Agency, Quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012, by age (in grams) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437072/quantity-sugar-confectionery-consumed-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Quantity of sugar confectionery consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2012, by age (in grams) [Graph], Public Health England, & Food Standards Agency, May 14, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/437072/quantity-sugar-confectionery-consumed-in-the-united-kingdom/
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