Diet and obesity

Available dietary energy across time
  • Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 1961 (kcal/person/day)
    Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 1961 (kcal/person/day)
  • Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 1979–1981 (kcal/person/day)[1]
    Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 1979–1981 (kcal/person/day)[1]
  • Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 2001–2003 (kcal/person/day)[1]
    Map of dietary energy availability per person per day in 2001–2003 (kcal/person/day)[1]
  no data
  <1600
  1600-1800
  1800-2000
  2000-2200
  2200-2400
  2400-2600
  2600-2800
  2800-3000
  3000-3200
  3200-3400
  3400-3600
  >3600


Diet plays an important role in the genesis of obesity. Personal choices, food advertising, social customs and cultural influences, as well as food availability and pricing all play a role in determining what and how much an individual eats.

  1. ^ a b "Compendium of food and agriculture indicators – 2006". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2009.