Feast and Famine: The Global Food Crisis

World Map of energy consumption (kcal/person/day) in 1961, from under 1500 (light yellow) to over 3500 (dark red) and a global average of 2,253.9

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World Map of energy consumption (kcal/person/day) in 1981, from under 1500 (light yellow) to over 3500 (dark red) and a global average of 2,550

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World Map of energy consumption (kcal/person/day) in 2001, from under 1600 (light yellow) to over 3600 (dark red) and a global average of 2,800

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Chart showing the growth of world food energy consumption from 1961

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World Map of obesity in adult males (as % of population with a Body Mass Index over 30) per country, 2008, from under 5% (light yellow) to 35% (dark orange)

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World Map of obesity in adult females (as % of population with a Body Mass Index over 30) per country, 2008, from under 5% (light yellow) to 40% (red)

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Body Mass Index Graph showing divisions of underweight, normal weight, and overweight

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Chart comparing the OECD countries, showing the populaiton with a Body Mass Index over 30, using data from 1996-2003

Source: OECD Factbook

Chart showing the changes in the types of food consumption in U.S. males

Source: U.S Department of Health and Human Services

Chart showing the changes in the types of food consumption in U.S. females

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Map showing obesity rates in the United States, 2009

Source: Center of Disease Control

Graph showing the rate of obesity in adults and overweight in both children and adults in the United States from 1960-2004

Source: Center of Disease Control

World Map showing the average daily calorie consumption by country

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Age standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) per country, a measure of health that incorporates mortality and morbidity.

Age standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) per country, a measure of health that incorporates mortality and morbidity. Ranging from Light Yellow (less than 150 years of life lost) to Dark Red (over 1750 years of life lost) per 100,000 inhabitants by World Health Organization

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