Highlights of New Zealand 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 New Zealand gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 58.87%58.87%
Fat : 35.70%35.70%
Animal protein : 7.49%7.49%
Plant protein : 5.16%5.16%
7.21% increase in caloric supply : Currently New Zealand gets 3137/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2926/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Sugar are three major diet compositions in New Zealand
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in New Zealand
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in New Zealand average intake is 354.82 grams
Apples, Bananas and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in New Zealand
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in New Zealand average Fruit intake is 271.26grams
In New Zealand, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
68.00% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in New Zealand 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')