This statistic shows the results of a survey asking individuals which measures food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthily in Great Britain in 2016. Of respondents, 75 percent agreed that food manufacturers should reduce the amount of saturated fat, added sugar and salt in their products.
Which, if any, of the following measures do you think food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthy?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Reducing the amount of saturated fat, added sugar and salt in their products
75%
Labelling the nutritional information of their products more clearly on food packaging
60%
Not advertising food high in fat and added sugar before 9pm to reduce the chance of children seeing it
28%
I do not think that food manufacturers have a responsibility to help poeple eat more healthily
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ComRes. (February 5, 2016). Which, if any, of the following measures do you think food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthy? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513355/measures-by-food-manufacturers-to-encourage-healthy-eating-united-kingdom-uk/
ComRes. "Which, if any, of the following measures do you think food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthy?." Chart. February 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513355/measures-by-food-manufacturers-to-encourage-healthy-eating-united-kingdom-uk/
ComRes. (2016). Which, if any, of the following measures do you think food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthy?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513355/measures-by-food-manufacturers-to-encourage-healthy-eating-united-kingdom-uk/
ComRes. "Which, If Any, of The following Measures Do You Think Food Manufacturers Should Take to Help People Eat More Healthy?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513355/measures-by-food-manufacturers-to-encourage-healthy-eating-united-kingdom-uk/
ComRes, Which, if any, of the following measures do you think food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthy? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513355/measures-by-food-manufacturers-to-encourage-healthy-eating-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following measures do you think food manufacturers should take to help people eat more healthy? [Graph], ComRes, February 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513355/measures-by-food-manufacturers-to-encourage-healthy-eating-united-kingdom-uk/
