More Britons worried about eating chicken

ABC News

Good news for the chickens:

Worries about eating chicken were mounting among Britain's increasingly health-conscious consumers even before Europe's latest bird flu scare, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Some 57 percent of respondents said they were worried about the safety of chicken meat, up 6 percent from the previous year, according to the national poll by the UK's Food Standards Agency conducted between September 5 and October 16.

It's also good news for Britons. Looks like they're moving ahead of the pack in the West, in terms of recognizing the need for healthier diets, and actually adopting them, if slowly:

"It's encouraging that the agency's survey shows a growing awareness among consumers toward healthier eating," said Gill Fine, consumption and dietary health expert at the FSA.

The amount of salt and fat in food topped the list of food issues to worry 62 and 58 percent of respondents respectively.

Many more people were now claiming to be eating more vegetables and fruit compared with a year earlier.

The more veggies and fruits people eat, the less room they have for animal carcasses and other unhealthy foods...

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