According to a survey carried out in February 2022, buying more items on special offer, eating fewer takeaways, and eating out less were some of the most stated changes in eating behavior compared to a year ago amongst surveyed undergraduate students in the UK. Around one-third of respondents had made at least one of these changes to their eating habits.
Changes in eating habits in the past year amongst undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2022
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Food Standards Agency. (January 10, 2023). Changes in eating habits in the past year amongst undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365656/eating-habits-changes-among-university-students-uk/
Food Standards Agency. "Changes in eating habits in the past year amongst undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2022." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365656/eating-habits-changes-among-university-students-uk/
Food Standards Agency. (2023). Changes in eating habits in the past year amongst undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365656/eating-habits-changes-among-university-students-uk/
Food Standards Agency. "Changes in Eating Habits in The past Year amongst Undergraduate Students in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365656/eating-habits-changes-among-university-students-uk/
Food Standards Agency, Changes in eating habits in the past year amongst undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365656/eating-habits-changes-among-university-students-uk/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Changes in eating habits in the past year amongst undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2022 [Graph], Food Standards Agency, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365656/eating-habits-changes-among-university-students-uk/