Between the years 1986 and 1987, the Executive Yuan's Department of Health undertook the "Taiwan Foodstuff Nutrition Status Survey." According to its results, the average per capita daily calorie intake for the Taiwan area was 2104. Compared to the period 1981 to 1986, the total calorie intake was down, but the consumption of meat and vegetable protein, as well as the percentage of fat, have all noticeably increased.
根據行政院衛生署在民國七十五至七十七年間所做的「台灣膳食營養狀況調查」，台灣地區平均每人每日的熱量攝取量是二千一百零四卡，與六十九到七十年的膳食調查相比，總熱量攝取雖然降低，但動植物蛋白質，及脂肪比例都顯著地增加（詳表）。