Highlights of Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 91.13%91.13%
Fat : 42.29%42.29%
Animal protein : 12.00%12.00%
Plant protein : 8.32%8.32%
53.73% increase in caloric supply : Currently Saint Lucia gets 2595/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1688/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Meat and Sugar are three major diet compositions in Saint Lucia
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Saint Lucia
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Saint Lucia average intake is 84.11 grams
Bananas, Oranges & Mandarines and Grapefruit are three major Fruit Types Intake in Saint Lucia
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Saint Lucia average Fruit intake is 240.74grams
In Saint Lucia, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
48.30% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Saint Lucia 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')
