Dietary energy supply explained
The dietary energy supply is the food available for human consumption, usually expressed in kilocalories or kilojoules per person per day. It gives an overestimate of the total amount of food consumed as it reflects both food consumed and food wasted.[1] It varies markedly between different regions and countries of the world. It has also changed significantly over the 21st century. Dietary energy supply is correlated with the rate of obesity.[2]
Regions
Daily dietary energy supply per capita:
| Region | 1964-1966 | 1974-1976 | 1984-1986 | 1997-1999 |
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| World[3] | 2358kcal | 2435kcal | 2655kcal | 2803kcal |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2058kcal | 2079kcal | 2057kcal | 2195kcal |
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Countries
| Country | 1979-1981 | 1989-1991 | 2001-2003 |
|---|
| Canada[4] | 2930kcal | 3030kcal | 3590kcal |
| China[5] | 2330kcal | 2680kcal | 2940kcal |
| Eswatini[6] | 2400kcal | 2450kcal | 2360kcal |
| United Kingdom[7] | 3170kcal | 3250kcal | 3440kcal |
| United States[8] | 3180kcal | 3460kcal | 3770kcal |
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See also
External links
- Book: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . The Sixth World Food Survey 1996 . Food & Agriculture Org . 1996 . 92-5-103837-6 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Compendium of food and agriculture indicators - 2006 . FAO . February 18, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080802034957/http://www.fao.org/statistics/compendium_2006/concepts.asp . August 2, 2008 .
- Moussavi N, Gavino V, Receveur O . Is obesity related to the type of dietary fatty acids? An ecological study . Public Health Nutr . 11 . 11 . 1149–55 . November 2008 . 18194589 . 10.1017/S1368980007001541 . free .
- Web site: Global and regional food consumption patterns and trends . FAO .
- Web site: www.fao.org . 2009-01-10 . 2012-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060357/http://www.fao.org/statistics/compendium_2006/pdf/CAN_ESS_E.pdf . dead .
- Web site: www.fao.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114202148/http://www.fao.org/statistics/compendium_2006/pdf/CPR_ESS_E.pdf. 2009-01-14.
- Web site: www.fao.org . 2009-01-10 . 2012-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060455/http://www.fao.org/statistics/compendium_2006/pdf/SWA_ESS_E.pdf . dead .
- Web site: www.fao.org . 2009-01-10 . 2012-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060505/http://www.fao.org/statistics/compendium_2006/pdf/UKM_ESS_E.pdf . dead .
- Web site: www.fao.org . 2009-01-10 . 2012-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060406/http://www.fao.org/statistics/compendium_2006/pdf/USA_ESS_E.pdf . dead .
