Despite the nation’s alarming obesity figures, the Food and Drug Administration’s latest Health and Diet Survey shows that Americans’ nutrition knowledge has in fact increased over the years. The results of the telephone survey conducted with more than 2 500 adults, was released today.
According to the survey, the 10th since 1982, more than 50% of consumers read the food labels of products they’re buying for the first time. There’s also been an increase in the number of consumers who know the link between diet and heart disease – this figure has increased by 8% since 2002.
In the same year, the survey discovered that only 53% percent of Americans knew that unhealthy fats are related to heart disease. The latest figures show this knowledge has increased by 9% to 62, while the awareness that trans fats might raise the risk of heart disease has nearly doubled, from 32% in 2004 to 62%.
With a margin of error of 2 percentage points, the survey found that 54% said they eat breakfast (8% skip it completely) and 86% eat dinner every day (1% say they skip it). The survey also found that less than half of Americans trust the information on food labels: 41% believe all or most ‘low fat’ and ‘high fiber’ claims, compared to 56% who say only some or none are true.
Celeb Diet Doc Says..
These are encouraging results. But of course the best foods do not come with a label… and this fruits and veggies of course! So skip the labels and think whole foods for optimal health and weight loss!
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