Highlights of Philippines 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 Philippines gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 104.57%104.57%
Fat : 25.76%25.76%
Plant protein : 7.85%7.85%
Animal protein : 5.56%5.56%
43.74% increase in caloric supply : Currently Philippines gets 2570/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1788/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Meat and Sugar are three major diet compositions in Philippines
Rice, Wheat and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Philippines
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Philippines average intake is 174.44 grams
Bananas, Pineapples and Citrus, other are three major Fruit Types Intake in Philippines
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Philippines average Fruit intake is 289.59grams
In Philippines, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
26.10% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Philippines is in the range of normal and Average Female BMI is in range of normal (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')
