Table 1 Obese individuals, overweight individuals, and calorie intake in various developed countries, 1980 and 2005/2006[32]
Country | Obesity among adults | Non obese but overweight adults | Obese or overweight children 7–11year old | Calorie intake in kcal/day/ person (in brackets, percent of fat) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(ratio in percent) | (ratio in percent) | (ratio in percent) | |||||
Year | 1980 | 2006 | 1980 | 2006 | 2000 | 1980 | 2005 |
Australia | 8.3 | 18.7 | 28.0 | 34.4 | 26.2 | 3,051 (33%) | 3,084 (39.1%) |
Canada | 13.8 | 23.1 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 25.1 | 2,946 (37%) | 3,552 (37.1%) |
France | 6.5 | 11.5 | 26.9 | 31.5 | 19.0 | 3,376 (39%) | 3,603 (40.7%) |
Germany | na | 13.6 | na | 36.0 | 16.0 | 3,338 (37%) | 3,510 (35.9%) |
Greece | na | 16.4 | na | 41.3 | 31.0 | 3,216 (35%) | 3,700 (35.7%) |
Italy | 7.1 | 10.2 | 27.4 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 3,589 (32%) | 3,685 (38.4%) |
Japan | 2.0 | 3.4 | 15.6 | 21.8 | 17.8 | 2,720 (23%) | 2,743 (28.0%) |
Netherlands | 5.1 | 11.3 | 28.2 | 35.2 | 12.0 | 3,071 (38%) | 3,240 (38.2%) |
Norway | na | 9.0 | na | 34.0 | 18.5 | 3,350 (40%) | 3,478 (37.4%) |
Great Britain | 7,0 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 3,159 (39%) | 3,421 (36.5%) |
USA | 15.0 | 34.3 | 32.4 | 33.0 | 15.2 | 3,155 (36%) | 3,855 (39.4%) |