Indicators of food consumption

Question 1

What are the 3 indicators of food consumption?

Answer 1

1. Food consumption per capital
2. Daily Calorie Intake
3. Starchy staples as a percentage of all calories

Question 2

What does food consumption per capital refer to?

Answer 2

It refers to the AVERAGE amount of food A PERSON consumes PER YEAR

Question 3

What does Daily Calorie Intake refer to?

Answer 3

It refers to the total amount of calorie a person obtain from what they consume each day

Question 4

What does Starchy staples as a percentage of all calorie intake refer to?

Answer 4

It refers to the amount of calorie obtained from consuming CEREALS as a percentage of a person’s total calorie intake
Eg. Total calorie intake = 2000calories
Calorie intake from cereals= 1300 calories
Starchy staples as a percentage of all calories =
1300/2000 x 100%

Question 5

Changing food preferences is one of the reason why food consumption vary, true or false?

Answer 5

True. As one get more affluent the type of food they consume changes, eg. from more cereals to more meat and fish