American's Diet Statistics

American's Diet Statistics Most Popular Low-Calorie, Sugar-Free Products (% of adult low-calorie or sugar-free product consumers enjoying..) 62% 48% 46% 41% 34% Adults on Diet 54% diet soft drinks sugar-free/light non-carbonated soft drinks sugar-free gum reduced- sugar frozen desserts, ice cream or frozen yogurt sugar substitutes 37% 26% 27% 33% 24% 24% Method of Weight Loss usbunbnlulnly 100 120 % of Americans reporting that they need to lose weight who. 1986 1989 1996 1998 2000 2004 2010 60 45 50 55 6 Consumer Use of Low-Calorie, Sugar-Free Foods & Beverages Cut down on Foods High in Sugar 86% 85% | 78% (in millions of adult Americans consuming these products) Eat Smaller portions of Favorite Foods 187 Use Low-Cal, Reduced-Sugar, Sugar-Free Foods and Beverages Combine Calorie Reduction with Exercise 73% 180 Exercise, Moderately, 45 minutes/3 times per week 64% Count Calories 44% 151 Chew Gum 37% Use Online Weight Loss Tools 17% 101 Skip Meals to Diet 17% Use Diet Pills 13% 78 Follow a Restrictive Weight Loss Diet (such as Atkins or the Zone) 8% Join Weight Control Programs 8% Participate in Online Weight Loss Programs 1986 1991 1996 2004 2010 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 More and more Americans are trying to lose weight. In general, people continue to understand that restrictive dieting (deprivation, short-term solutions) spells failure. Instead, it takes permanent lifestyle changes to lose weight and prevent weight gain. Issued by: Nutra Business