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People in Scotland increasingly concerned by healthy eating
A Food Standards Scotland survey shows that healthy eating is an increasingly significant concern for people in Scotland.
Food Standards Scotland has published the results from the latest wave of its “Food in Scotland” Consumer Tracking Survey.
Ensuring they and their families eat a healthy, balanced diet was a “top concern” for 25% of those questioned, up 8% since the start of tracking in 2015. Despite more than half (58%) regarding their own diets as being healthy, 90% of respondents indicated they were concerned about the levels of salt, sugar, fat and saturated fat found in food. Nearly half (49%) agreed that affordability is a barrier to healthy eating.
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