This statistic shows the results of an opinion poll, asking the British public if they would support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods in Great Britain in 2014. There has been a lot of media coverage in Britain recently regarding the effects of a diet high in sugar, fat and salt on health, prompting the survey into peoples' attitudes towards healthy eating and measures such as a proposed 'sugar tax'. Of respondents to this particular question, 73 percent said they would support the introduction of fixed sugar limits on certain foods.
Would you support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods?
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Populus. (May 7, 2014). Would you support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319329/public-opinion-fixed-sugar-limits-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus. "Would you support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods?." Chart. May 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319329/public-opinion-fixed-sugar-limits-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus. (2014). Would you support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319329/public-opinion-fixed-sugar-limits-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus. "Would You Support or Oppose The Government Introducing Fixed Limits on The Amount of Sugar Allowed in Certain Foods?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319329/public-opinion-fixed-sugar-limits-in-great-britain-uk/
Populus, Would you support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319329/public-opinion-fixed-sugar-limits-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Would you support or oppose the government introducing fixed limits on the amount of sugar allowed in certain foods? [Graph], Populus, May 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319329/public-opinion-fixed-sugar-limits-in-great-britain-uk/
