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 Turkey gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 74.28%74.28%
Fat : 36.42%36.42%
Plant protein : 9.71%9.71%
Animal protein : 4.91%4.91%
25.33% increase in caloric supply : Currently Turkey gets 3706/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2957/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Dairy & Eggs are three major diet compositions in Turkey
Wheat, Maize and Rice are three major Cereal preferences in Turkey
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Turkey average intake is 660.96 grams
Apples, Grapes and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in Turkey
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Turkey average Fruit intake is 348.41grams
In Turkey, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
66.90% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Turkey 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')
