A survey of U.S. adults from 2024 found that around 60 percent of respondents reported the cost of healthy food as a barrier to a healthier diet. Other barriers to a healthier diet included stress eating/consoling oneself through eating and a lack of time to prepare healthy meals. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024.
Share of U.S. adults who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Cost of healthy food
60%
Stress eating/consoling oneself through eating
42%
Lack of time to prepare healthy meals
33%
Lack of knowledge of what foods are healthy/ how to prepare healthy meals
32%
Difficulty accessing stores that sell healthy food
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AHA, & Deloitte. (June 9, 2024). Share of U.S. adults who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491218/barriers-to-eating-a-healthier-diet-us-adults/
AHA, und Deloitte. "Share of U.S. adults who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024." Chart. June 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491218/barriers-to-eating-a-healthier-diet-us-adults/
AHA, Deloitte. (2024). Share of U.S. adults who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491218/barriers-to-eating-a-healthier-diet-us-adults/
AHA, and Deloitte. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Stated The following Were Barriers to Eating a Healthier Diet as of 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491218/barriers-to-eating-a-healthier-diet-us-adults/
AHA & Deloitte, Share of U.S. adults who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491218/barriers-to-eating-a-healthier-diet-us-adults/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who stated the following were barriers to eating a healthier diet as of 2024 [Graph], AHA, & Deloitte, June 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491218/barriers-to-eating-a-healthier-diet-us-adults/
