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 Brazil gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 82.54%82.54%
Fat : 47.97%47.97%
Animal protein : 9.52%9.52%
Plant protein : 7.68%7.68%
47.71% increase in caloric supply : Currently Brazil gets 3263/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2209/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Meat are three major diet compositions in Brazil
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Brazil
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Brazil average intake is 141.18 grams
Bananas, Oranges & Mandarines and Pineapples are three major Fruit Types Intake in Brazil
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Brazil average Fruit intake is 255.32grams
In Brazil, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
56.90% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Brazil 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')
