Highlights of Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 55.60%55.60%
Fat : 24.47%24.47%
Plant protein : 6.79%6.79%
Animal protein : 4.90%4.90%
8.24% decrease in caloric supply : Currently Turkmenistan gets 2840/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 3095/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Meat and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Turkmenistan
Wheat, Rice and Barley are three major Cereal preferences in Turkmenistan
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Turkmenistan average intake is 410.25 grams
Grapes, Apples and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in Turkmenistan
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Turkmenistan average Fruit intake is 153.70grams
In Turkmenistan, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
49.60% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Turkmenistan 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')