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 Panama gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 81.61%81.61%
Fat : 33.34%33.34%
Animal protein : 7.93%7.93%
Plant protein : 7.19%7.19%
30.08% increase in caloric supply : Currently Panama gets 2733/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2101/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Sugar are three major diet compositions in Panama
Rice, Wheat and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Panama
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Panama average intake is 79.53 grams
Plantains, Oranges & Mandarines and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in Panama
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Panama average Fruit intake is 245.10grams
In Panama, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
58.50% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Panama 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')
