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 Uruguay gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 61.78%61.78%
Fat : 34.14%34.14%
Animal protein : 7.73%7.73%
Plant protein : 5.50%5.50%
9.16% increase in caloric supply : Currently Uruguay gets 3050/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2794/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Meat and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Uruguay
Wheat, Maize and Rice are three major Cereal preferences in Uruguay
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Uruguay average intake is 163.64 grams
Oranges & Mandarines, Apples and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in Uruguay
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Uruguay average Fruit intake is 195.26grams
In Uruguay, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
64.50% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Uruguay 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')
