You are what you eat

Photojournalist Peter Menzel asked residents of different countries to show what and how much they eat in one day. He told about his research in the book "What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets".

Ruma Akhter, Bangladesh, 1800 kcal

Marble Moahi, 32 years old, Botswana, 900 kcal

Conrad Tolby, 54, Effingham, Illinois, USA, 5400 kcal

Willy Aishulutak, 29 years old, Canada, 4700 kcal

Saleh Abdul Fadlallah, 40 years old, Egypt, 4000 kcal

Leland Melvin, 45 years old, 2700 kcal

Nulkisaruni Tarakuai, 38 years old, Kenya, 800 kcal

Solange Da Silva Correia, 49 years old, Brazil, 3400 kcal

Curtis Newcomer, USA, 20 years old, 2000 kcal

Catherine Navas, Venezuela, 4000 kcal

Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, 50 years old, Yemen, 3300 kcal

Munna Kailash, 45 years old, India, 2400 kcal

Maria Ermelinda Aime Sichigalo, 37 years old, Ecuador, 3800 kcal

Tiffany Whitehead, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA, 1900 kcal

Yun Yajima, 26 years old, Japan, 4800 kcal

Su Zhipen, 23 years old, Shanghai, 1600 kcal