Highlights of Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 87.87%87.87%
Fat : 41.26%41.26%
Animal protein : 8.31%8.31%
Plant protein : 6.91%6.91%
44.35% increase in caloric supply : Currently Costa Rica gets 2848/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1973/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Sugar and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Costa Rica
Rice, Wheat and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Costa Rica
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Costa Rica average intake is 136.03 grams
Oranges & Mandarines, Pineapples and Plantains are three major Fruit Types Intake in Costa Rica
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Costa Rica average Fruit intake is 365.45grams
In Costa Rica, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
61.50% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Costa Rica 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')
