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People may require more food due to increase in height, says study

According to a new research, an average person in the future will need more food than today owing to the changes in eating habits and increases in height and weight. Shocking right? Read on to know more.

By: Editorial Team   | | Updated: November 21, 2018 10:40 am
Tags: Daily diet  Diet and Nutrition  Diet Food  Food  Tall  
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In the few years, the world’s population could level off at around nine billion when compared to just over 7.6 billion now. According to one of the researchers Gibran Vita from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, it will be difficult to feed nine billion people in the year 2050 than it would be today. For conducting the study, the researchers have analyzed the changes in the populations of 186 countries between the year 1975 and 2014. One is that people on average have become taller and heavier and the second one is that the average population is getting older. Also Read - 5 foods that will boost the health of your nervous system

An average adult in the year 2014 was 14 per cent heavier, about 1.3 per cent taller, 6.2 per cent older, and was needed 6.1 per cent more energy than in 1975. The researchers have expected this trend to continue in most countries. According to Vita, an average global adult consumed 2,465 kilocalories per day in the year 1975. In the year 2014, the average adult consumed 2,615 kilocalories. Overall, globally, human consumption has gone up by 129 per cent during this time span. The population growth which was responsible for 116 per cent, which has increased weight and height accounted for 15 per cent. Also Read - 5 common nutrients that you may be deficient in



Reportedly, Felipe Vasquez from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology said, according to previous studies haven’t taken the increased demands of larger individuals and aged societies into account when calculating about the future food needs of that growing population. Also Read - 5 diet changes to control weight gain from PCOS

Published : November 21, 2018 10:25 am | Updated:November 21, 2018 10:40 am
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