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 Israel gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 61.79%61.79%
Fat : 48.64%48.64%
Animal protein : 10.33%10.33%
Plant protein : 7.94%7.94%
28.70% increase in caloric supply : Currently Israel gets 3610/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2805/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Meat are three major diet compositions in Israel
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Israel
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Israel average intake is 477.40 grams
Bananas, Apples and Grapes are three major Fruit Types Intake in Israel
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Israel average Fruit intake is 325.56grams
In Israel, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
65.30% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Israel 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')
