Are Americans On The Way To Be More Sane When It Comes To Nutrition? According to a Gallup poll, about two-thirds of those surveyed report that they have given up drinking soda with every meal. They are also 52% to say that they avoid sugar and 56% who avoid fat. Finally, more than 9 out of 10 people say that they think about including fruits and vegetables in their daily menus.
This is real progress because, ten years ago, for this same survey on eating habits, only 41% of people questioned declared having given up on sodas and only 43% avoided sugar.
Less sugar but still as much salt
On the other hand, the (bad) eating habit that does not seem to have evolved is that of salt consumption. Between 45 and 46% of the people questioned try to calculate their salt intake. While we now know that eating less salt makes it possible to prevent cardiovascular disease, the recommendations do not seem to have been heard yet. While the many studies that have investigated the impact of soda consumption on the state of our pancreas, Where on fertility, seem to have been understood. A small revolution in a country where we are now officially sick of obesity when we have a body mass index (BMI) above 30.
For this poll, Gallup interviewed 1,012 people over the age of 18 and of all origins, spread across the 50 states of the United States.
