This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked how their food allergy or intolerance was diagnosed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. A majority of 54 percent of respondents were diagnosed following tests by health professionals, followed by 35 percent who were diagnosed following a severe reaction.
You said you have a diagnosed food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. How was this diagnosed?*
* A boost was included to ensure that there were robust numbers for key consumer groups including wheat / gluten intolerant or allergic, dairy intolerant or allergic, free-from buyers and parents with children with food intolerances / allergies.
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YouGov. (May 17, 2016). You said you have a diagnosed food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. How was this diagnosed?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663582/food-allergies-and-intolerances-diagnosis-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "You said you have a diagnosed food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. How was this diagnosed?*." Chart. May 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663582/food-allergies-and-intolerances-diagnosis-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. (2016). You said you have a diagnosed food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. How was this diagnosed?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663582/food-allergies-and-intolerances-diagnosis-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "You Said You Have a Diagnosed Food Allergy / Intolerance or Coeliac Disease. How Was This Diagnosed?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663582/food-allergies-and-intolerances-diagnosis-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov, You said you have a diagnosed food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. How was this diagnosed?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663582/food-allergies-and-intolerances-diagnosis-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
You said you have a diagnosed food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. How was this diagnosed?* [Graph], YouGov, May 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663582/food-allergies-and-intolerances-diagnosis-united-kingdom-uk/
