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 Vietnam gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 92.79%92.79%
Fat : 34.03%34.03%
Plant protein : 10.61%10.61%
Animal protein : 6.51%6.51%
43.94% increase in caloric supply : Currently Vietnam gets 2745/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1907/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Meat and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Vietnam
Rice, Maize and Wheat are three major Cereal preferences in Vietnam
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Vietnam average intake is 404.03 grams
Bananas, Pineapples and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in Vietnam
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Vietnam average Fruit intake is 186.47grams
In Vietnam, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
18.30% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Vietnam is in the range of normal and Average Female BMI is in range of normal (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')
