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Table 1

Comparison of global and regional food consumption with requirements for a “healthy diet”. The maximum recommended intake of meat and dairy is 567 kcal/p/d; the intake of fish is kept at current consumption levels of 54 kcal/p/d. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.310.t1

Food type	Healthy diet (kcal/p/day)	Current (2013) global and regional consumption (kcal/p/day)

		World	Industrial-ised Asia	North America & Oceania	Europe inc. Russia	Latin America	South & Southeast Asia	North Africa, West & Central Asia	Sub-Saharan Africa

Fruit and vegetables	255 (minimum)	159^b	294	129^b	142^b	112^b	82^b	154^b	193^a
Sugar and sweeteners	150 (maximum)	189^a	68	383^b	264^b	297^b	195^a	214^b	153^a
Vegetable oils	360 (maximum)	219	179	626^b	359	296	116	304	173
Meat, dairy and fish	624 (maximum)	499	624	1059^b	1035^b	637^a	257	404	170

Food type	Healthy diet (kcal/p/day)	Current (2013) global and regional consumption (kcal/p/day)

		World	Industrial-ised Asia	North America & Oceania	Europe inc. Russia	Latin America	South & Southeast Asia	North Africa, West & Central Asia	Sub-Saharan Africa

Fruit and vegetables	255 (minimum)	159^b	294	129^b	142^b	112^b	82^b	154^b	193^a
Sugar and sweeteners	150 (maximum)	189^a	68	383^b	264^b	297^b	195^a	214^b	153^a
Vegetable oils	360 (maximum)	219	179	626^b	359	296	116	304	173
Meat, dairy and fish	624 (maximum)	499	624	1059^b	1035^b	637^a	257	404	170

^a Indicates consumption outside healthy dietary limits (World Health Organisation & Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 2003; Willett, 2001; American Heart Association, 2001).

^b Indicates consumption more than 33% outside healthy dietary limits (World Health Organisation & Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 2003; Willett, 2001; American Heart Association, 2001).

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