Around the World in 80 Diets (8 photos)

To gather factual material for his new book, the authors married couple Peter and Faith D'Alyuizio Mezelyu from California had to spend a million dollars and three years time. They traveled the world and studied the daily ration of 80 representatives of various countries and peoples. The result is a very interesting book that compares the differences in the national diet and caloric content. If you're interested, for example, is different than your average daily diet of what eats for lunch warrior Massai, here you'll find the answer.



installer Jeff Devine Chicago eats his daily lunch on the job - that is, at the height of the 50th floor of a house under construction. This man is physically hard work associated with prolonged exposure to the outdoors. So he can afford to close for lunch. Calories his daily ration reaches 6600 kcal per day. His height is 185 cm, weight 106 kg, age 39 years. That is, he is in good physical shape. Jeff Devine attentive to their health, so it does not use the services of a fast food restaurant, but prefers to bring food, which is prepared at home.


A daily lunch is the third of the four wives of the leader of the Masai, Nulkisaruni Tarakuay living with his family in the Kenyan village near the town of Narok. The simple dishes are placed in the trunk of a tree that has fallen down a wild elephant. Nulkisaruni Tarakuay 38 years old, her height is 165, 1 cm, and weighs about 47 kg. On the day it consumes about 800 kcal. She lives in a hut with walls made of earth mixed with manure. The main occupation of most of the Maasai - a cattle-breeding. Tribe is a semi-nomadic life, and basic foods are corn porridge and milk. Some rituals of the Maasai include drinking cow's blood.


Chinese woman Xiao Xia-li - a professional acrobat. It stands at the Shanghai Circus World. Like all members of her profession, she must maintain miniaturization. She is now 16 years old, her height is 157 cm, weight 44 kg 8. On the day it consumes 1700 kcal. On a bench placed her daily diet. Xiao Xia-li began performing in the circus when she was a little girl. She still continues her studies with fellow troupe. On the day you need to deal with at least five hours. Performances are at the circus every day. Xia Xiao-li said that her most happy when the audience enthusiastically takes her number.


Camel market Birkash on the outskirts of Cairo in Egypt. Merchant camels Abdul Saleh Fadlallah, an improvised couch, the photographer shows his lunch. Its age is 40 years old, height 172 cm and weight 74 kg 7. On the day he consumes an average of 3200 kcal.


Singing teacher and composer Annecy Sauka rehearsing with the Chamber of Riga youth choir in Riga, Latvia. On the lid of the piano especially for the photographer placed his dinner. Annecy Sauka 36 years, height 182 cm and weight 8 82 8 kg. Energy value of its daily diet of 3200 kcal. In general, the work of the pianist requires quite considerable energy. For example, a musician with parameters as at Annecy Sauka, one hour playing the piano burns about 110 calories.


The head monk of the monastery is partially restored, located on the Tibetan Plateau in China. On the table placing his daily food. With the growth of 165 1 cm and weight of 71 kg and 45-year-old monk to consume 4900 calories a day.


30-year-old Iraq war veteran Felipe Adams shows her daily diet. He now lives with his parents in Inglewood, California. With the growth of 177 cm and weight of 61 kg young man consumes 2100 calories a day. Felipe Adams now confined to a wheelchair. When he served in Baghdad, it was seriously wounded by sniper bullets, which ended with paralysis of the legs. Until now, a young man suffering from severe phantom pain, which occur daily in the affected nerves.


Cover of the book: "What I eat: 80 diets from around the world." Authors Peter Menzel and Faith D'Alyuizio.


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