A survey conducted in 2020 revealed that 17 percent of the female respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) always checked the ingredients when buying food, compared to 15 percent of their male counterparts. At 17 percent, both female and male respondents stated they never looked at the ingredients of the food they were buying.
How often do you look at the ingredients when buying food?*
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