This article is - freely available Food Sources of Energy and
Nutrients among Adults in the US: NHANES 2003–2006 School of
Human Ecology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA Food & Nutrition Database Research,
Inc., Shadywood Lane, Okemos, MI 48864, USA Nutrition Impact,
LLC, Battle Creek, MI 49014, USA USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition
Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA * Author to whom correspondence
should be addressed. Received: 22 October 2012; in revised form:
28 November 2012 / Accepted: 6 December 2012 / Published: 19
December 2012 Abstract: Identification of current food sources
of energy and nutrients among US adults is needed to help with
public health efforts to implement feasible and appropriate
dietary recommendations. To determine the food sources of energy
and 26 nutrients consumed by US adults the 2003–2006 National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 24-h recall
(Day 1) dietary intake d