According to a survey in June 2020, around 27 percent of Chinese respondents said they bought more food products that claim to have health benefits after the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, among respondents with digestive issues, around 30 percent of them purchased more health and functional foods.
Change in purchases of food products that claim to have health benefits after coronavirus COVID-19 in China as of June 2020
The survey was conducted among respondents who resided in China's tier-1 and tier-2 cities with above average household income.
The respondents had an interest in food and links with health and wellbeing.
962 respondents had digestive health issues, 858 had immune health issues, and 833 of them had metabolic health issues.
The survey conducted in March 2019 was among 3,082 respondents.
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