Translations:Obesity/28/en

Diet

Main article: Diet and obesity

(Left) A world map with countries colored to reflect the food energy consumption of their people in 1961. North America, Europe, and Australia have relatively high intake, while Africa and Asia consume much less.

1961

(Right) A world map with countries colored to reflect the food energy consumption of their people in 2001–2003. Consumption in North America, Europe, and Australia has increased with respect to previous levels in 1971. Food consumption has also increased substantially in many parts of Asia. However, food consumption in Africa remains low.

2001–03

Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 1961 (left) and 2001–2003 (right) Calories per person per day (kilojoules per person per day)

  No data

  <1,600 (<6,700)

  1,600–1,800 (6,700–7,500)

  1,800–2,000 (7,500–8,400)

  2,000–2,200 (8,400–9,200)

  2,200–2,400 (9,200–10,000)

  2,400–2,600 (10,000–10,900)

  2,600–2,800 (10,900–11,700)

  2,800–3,000 (11,700–12,600)

  3,000–3,200 (12,600–13,400)

  3,200–3,400 (13,400–14,200)

  3,400–3,600 (14,200–15,100)

  >3,600 (>15,100)

A graph showing a gradual increase in global food energy consumption per person per day between 1961 and 2002.

Average per capita energy consumption of the world from 1961 to 2002