Highlights of Afghanistan BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Afghanistan gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 51.86%51.86%
Fat : 10.06%10.06%
Plant protein : 6.14%6.14%
Animal protein : 1.63%1.63%
30.31% decrease in caloric supply : Currently Afghanistan gets 2090/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2999/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Dairy & Eggs are three major diet compositions in Afghanistan
Wheat, Rice and Barley are three major Cereal preferences in Afghanistan
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Afghanistan average intake is 79.37 grams
Grapes, Oranges & Mandarines and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in Afghanistan
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Afghanistan average Fruit intake is 93.29grams
In Afghanistan, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
19.70% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Afghanistan is in the range of normal and Average Female BMI is in range of normal (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')