Highlights of United States 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 States gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 62.14%62.14%
Fat : 50.48%50.48%
Animal protein : 9.69%9.69%
Plant protein : 5.53%5.53%
27.85% increase in caloric supply : Currently United States gets 3682/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2880/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Oils & Fats, Cereals & Grains and Sugar are three major diet compositions in United States
Wheat, Maize and Rice are three major Cereal preferences in United States
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in United States average intake is 312.22 grams
Oranges & Mandarines, Apples and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in United States
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in United States average Fruit intake is 286.38grams
In United States, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
70.20% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in United States 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')
