Even the FSA admitted that they were surprised by the results of the survey...

Just when we thought we knew everything about the eating habits of different sectors of the population in the United Kingdom new research has come out to show that maybe we should be thinking again. One of the strengths that we encourage in all people who work in the Ukmedix newsroom is that they are able to maintain an objective and open mind when it comes to any weight loss or diet issue.

Well the big news is that according to the Food Standard Agency people who have low incomes are eating a diet which is just as healthy [or as unhealthy] as people who have high incomes. At Ukmedix News we had previously believed that poor people tended to eat more unhealthily and that the richer section of society took much more care with their diet.

The Food Standards Authority looked at over three and a half thousand people in a survey that took well over a year. The FSA survey concentrated on people who had lower incomes and saw that like the rest of the United Kingdom population they were not eating enough fresh fruit and veg and also they were not eating enough fish with plenty of Omega 3 fatty acids. As they also noted that there was too much consumption of processed food full of saturated fat and sugar.

It was not just Ukmedix News that was under the impression that poor people tended to eat far more unhealthily than other people as even the FSA admitted that they were surprised by the results of the survey and possibly this could mean that the UK population is now eating more healthily in general.

The FSA survey also asked questions about other lifestyle issues that could affect health, including smoking, alcohol and exercise. They noted that lower income people tended to smoke and drink more and were more likely not to exercise. What this means is that the poorer health of low income people is more down to other lifestyle choices than what they decide to eat.