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 Bahamas gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 57.83%57.83%
Fat : 37.12%37.12%
Animal protein : 9.22%9.22%
Plant protein : 4.94%4.94%
9.11% increase in caloric supply : Currently Bahamas gets 2670/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2447/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Meat and Sugar are three major diet compositions in Bahamas
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Bahamas
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Bahamas average intake is 348.58 grams
Oranges & Mandarines, Grapefruit and Apples are three major Fruit Types Intake in Bahamas
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Bahamas average Fruit intake is 764.08grams
In Bahamas, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
65.20% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Bahamas is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (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')
