How Diets Affect Weight Around the World
- Posted by: GOOD , Always With Honor
- on November 4, 2009 at 6:00 am
Approximately two-thirds of the United States’ adult population is overweight. This is because, on average, adults in the United States are eating upwards of 3,500 calories each day, when 2,000 calories a day is plenty for an active adult. Both types of foods, and the amount of daily calories an adult chooses to consume can have a significant impact on their health, as you can see by the distribution of calories in diets around the world. Click here to see the full infographic.
A collaboration between GOOD and Always with Honor.
GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well as possible. This is the second in a series of four infographics.
DISCUSSION: 1 Comment
I just took the plane this morning at LAX and noticed that at 8am there is a line of more than 30 people at the burger king. Honestly I do not understand how people can eat a burger for breakfast whereas they know it is the worst they can do. but seeing that helps me to understand the American figures of the chart above.