Highlights of United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 71.80%71.80%
Fat : 27.18%27.18%
Plant protein : 8.71%8.71%
Animal protein : 5.77%5.77%
13.46% increase in caloric supply : Currently United Arab Emirates gets 3280/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2891/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Sugar are three major diet compositions in United Arab Emirates
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in United Arab Emirates
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in United Arab Emirates average intake is 190.63 grams
Bananas, Apples and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in United Arab Emirates
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in United Arab Emirates average Fruit intake is 319.78grams
In United Arab Emirates, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
65.90% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in United Arab Emirates 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')