FAO world diet classes

A classification of country dietary patterns, based mainly on calorie sources. Each class is named after the foodstuff that best characterises the diet. The classification of a few countries (eg. Japan, Malaysia) appears anomalous.
Source: analysis by FAO.
FAO. 1996. Food requirements and population growth. World food summit technical background document TBD VI E4. Available at: http://www.fao.org/wfs/index_en.htm (February 2002).