But what is really heartbreaking is the FAO report on food production and consumption. In the first world, and despite the decline in population growth , our calorie consumption continues to increase. In fact, while in the 1990s we consumed an average of 2,626 kcal per day, today it is 3,340 per person . Meanwhile, in the poorest countries the amount is only 2,060 kcal. The top of malnutrition is found in Somalia and Eritrea, whose inhabitants consume only 1,600 a day.
And since we are talking about being chubby, a study by a group of researchers from the University of North Carolina has shown that, in the United States, 26 percent of men and 28 percent of women are obese at the same time. age 36. The surprising thing is that they have found a correlation between the tendency to obesity and the races. Thus, and for reasons not yet clear, black women gain weight twice as fast as white women, while the rate for Hispanic women is halfway between the two.
Regarding men, they found that Hispanics become obese 2.5 times faster than those of European descent . A trend that is evident above 28 years of age.
Now it is a matter of finding the causes, be they genetic, dietary or a mixture of both.
