This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
One in six young people eat fast food twice per day
The BBC Good Food Nation Survey has found that one in six young people consume fast food twice a day.
The study suggested that most people eat fast food on average of two days per week. However, the 16 to 20-year-old category indicated that the one in six ate fast food at least twice a day, while the 21-34 category highlighted that around one in eight also consumed fast food twice a day.
The study involved over 5,000 people, most of whom believed a meal did not count as a meal if it did not contain meat.
The Department of Health advises that a person should consume no more than 70g of meat per day, however, around a quarter of participants believed it was at least double this.
The survey also found that the average household spends £54.65 a week on food, around £20 on eating out and £10 on takeaways.
Meanwhile, 49 per cent of people eat fresh food less than once a day in an average week, with almost 10 per cent admitting they consumed fresh food no more than once a week.
Latest News
16/02/2024 - 12:56
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has created a new alliance intended to clean dirty air and improve residents' health.
16/02/2024 - 10:44
Two million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan according to new NHS data.
15/02/2024 - 10:26
The Welsh Government has provided innovation funding of £380,000 to support two projects utilising technology in domiciliary care.
15/02/2024 - 10:13
The new Scottish health secretary has met with frontline staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
14/02/2024 - 10:27
The North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has appointed three new Executive Directors to the Trust Board.
Product Features
UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
Supplier Profiles
Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
Latest Features
Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
