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Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

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Figure 50: Daily Caloric Intake per Adult Equivalent, by Household Wealth<br />

Percentile, 2000/01 <strong>and</strong> 2007<br />

Daily Food Consuption <strong>in</strong> Calories<br />

per Adult Equivalent<br />

6,000<br />

5,000<br />

4,000<br />

3,000<br />

2,000<br />

1,000<br />

0<br />

source: hoogeveen et al., <strong>2009</strong><br />

calorie requirement for heavy work<br />

2007<br />

0 20 40 60 80 100<br />

Wealth Perntiles (from Poorest to Least Poor Households)<br />

Chapter 2<br />

2000/01<br />

<strong>in</strong> addition, many tanzanians have undiversified diets that are low <strong>in</strong> animal products <strong>and</strong><br />

high <strong>in</strong> plant sources. undiversified diets put <strong>in</strong>dividuals’ health at risk of vitam<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> m<strong>in</strong>eral<br />

deficiencies. poor households are at particular risk: the poorest obta<strong>in</strong> 60-65% of their total<br />

caloric <strong>in</strong>take from food gra<strong>in</strong>s (figure 51).<br />

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