This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked for their attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Of respondents, 43 percent avoid added sugar but believe naturally occurring sugars are fine, whereas, 32 percent do not really think about the sugar content in soft drinks.
Share of attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United kingdom (UK) in 2016
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Harris Interactive. (May 1, 2016). Share of attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/659738/attitudes-to-sugar-in-soft-drinks-united-kingdom-uk/
Harris Interactive. "Share of attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. May 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659738/attitudes-to-sugar-in-soft-drinks-united-kingdom-uk/
Harris Interactive. (2016). Share of attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659738/attitudes-to-sugar-in-soft-drinks-united-kingdom-uk/
Harris Interactive. "Share of Attitudes towards Sugar Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659738/attitudes-to-sugar-in-soft-drinks-united-kingdom-uk/
Harris Interactive, Share of attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659738/attitudes-to-sugar-in-soft-drinks-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of attitudes towards sugar consumption in the United kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], Harris Interactive, May 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/659738/attitudes-to-sugar-in-soft-drinks-united-kingdom-uk/