Ways governments and companies could help people lose weight worldwide 2020 | Statista

When asked what would be most likely to help with weight loss, around 42 perecnt of respondents worldwide who were trying to lose weight stated they believed cheaper healthy foods would help them to lose weight. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents worldwide who stated they believed governemnts and companies could do the following to help with their personal weight loss.

Percentage of respondents worldwide who believed governments and companies could do the following to help them lose weight as of 2020

Characteristic	Those trying to lose weight	Those not trying to lose weight
Cheaper healthy foods	42%	32%
More green public spaces for exercise	22%	23%
More public exercise facilities	18%	17%
Easier access to healthy foods	17%	14%
Clearer food nutritional labelling	13%	14%
New products designed to be healthier	12%	12%
Healthier ingredients in processed foods	11%	10%
Weight management services	9%	5%
New tax legislation on unhealthy products	8%	9%
Smaller portion sizes for packaged foods	7%	6%
Nutritional labelling in cafés/restaurants	5%	4%
New restrictions on advertising	3%	4%

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Release date

July 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 23 to November 6, 2020

Number of respondents

22,008 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Which one or two of the following, if any, do you believe would be most likely to help with your weight loss?

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