The figure shows consumer awareness about their daily consumption of calories in the United Kingdom in 2015. Generally, both men and women don’t know how many calories they consume on a typical day, and about a third of women (31 percent) consume more than the recommended amount of 2,000 calories.
Consumer awareness about the number of calories consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender*
* The source does not provide any information about the survey.
** Official guidelines reccomend that women consume no more than 2,000 calories a day in order to maintain their weight, and men no more than 2,500.
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Mintel. (March 16, 2016). Consumer awareness about the number of calories consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/535541/awareness-of-calories-consumed-per-day-united-kingdom-uk/
Mintel. "Consumer awareness about the number of calories consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender*." Chart. March 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535541/awareness-of-calories-consumed-per-day-united-kingdom-uk/
Mintel. (2016). Consumer awareness about the number of calories consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535541/awareness-of-calories-consumed-per-day-united-kingdom-uk/
Mintel. "Consumer Awareness about The Number of Calories Consumed per Day in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535541/awareness-of-calories-consumed-per-day-united-kingdom-uk/
Mintel, Consumer awareness about the number of calories consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535541/awareness-of-calories-consumed-per-day-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Consumer awareness about the number of calories consumed per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender* [Graph], Mintel, March 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/535541/awareness-of-calories-consumed-per-day-united-kingdom-uk/
