A shocking new study has revealed Britons are consuming 43{19761799e1353b7a6a49a5f02d3172230495afcde52b198895f8f3ba7ac759cb} more than they should – literally eating a mountain of food every year.
The average person is chomping their way through 1,270kg of food a year (the equivalent weight of a whole football team or 14 baby elephants), that’s 384kg more than we need – according to the research commissioned by Weight Watchers.
‘Fatty spreads’ are identified as the biggest offender, with the average Brit consuming seven times more than the recommended amount of butter and margarine-type spreads on a weekly basis.
We also eat almost four times the amount of meat we should each week, more than twice as much bread and three times as many biscuits and cakes. However, when it comes to fruit and vegetables, we are actually eating far less than we need – 69{19761799e1353b7a6a49a5f02d3172230495afcde52b198895f8f3ba7ac759cb} less fruit and 75{19761799e1353b7a6a49a5f02d3172230495afcde52b198895f8f3ba7ac759cb} less vegetables, according to the experts.
Zoe Hellman, Head of Public Health, Weight Watchers explained: “The current epidemic of over-eating is hugely influenced by today’s overloaded food environment. With the increased popularity of coffee shop culture and eating on the go it seems that, everywhere you turn, there is yet another place you can buy food, cooked and ready to eat.
According to the weight loss organisation, these factors combine to create a process of “mindless eating” where people are oblivious to many food choices they make – research shows we make 220 food and drink decisions every day, yet are only aware of making about 15.
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