Fat In Diet More A Worry In UK Than Mad Cow - Survey
Date: 17-Mar-05
Country: UK
Results of a nationwide survey carried out by independent UK pollster MORI for the Food Standards Agency indicated on Wednesday the level of concern about mad cow disease, or BSE, had dropped by almost a quarter since 2000.
In contrast, the number of people claiming to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, as recommended by the agency for a healthy diet, grew from just over a quarter in 2000 to half of all consumers in 2004, the FSA said.
"Over the last five years, the trend among consumers has been towards healthier eating. People are more worried about levels of salt, fat and sugar in food and the accuracy of food labels and less concerned about issues like BSE," the FSA said in a statement.
The FSA said the poll, which registered the opinions of a representative sample of 3,329 people, showed concerns about the brain-wasting affliction had fallen from 66 percent in 2000 to 44 percent in 2004.
Meantime, consumption of the recommended servings of five fruits and vegetables day rose from 26 percent to 51 percent, it said.
