This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked what causes them to suspect that they have a food allergy or intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. A majority of 65 percent of respondents suspected they had an allergy or intolerance following a reaction, followed by 43 percent who realized once they removed a specific product from their diet.
You said you have a suspected food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. What causes you to suspect you have a suspected allergy / intolerance?*
* A boost was included to ensure that there were robust numbers for key consumer groups including wheat / gluten intolerant or allergic, dairy intolerant or allergic, free-from buyers and parents with children with food intolerances / allergies.
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YouGov. (May 17, 2016). You said you have a suspected food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. What causes you to suspect you have a suspected allergy / intolerance?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663578/food-allergies-and-intolerances-suspicions-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "You said you have a suspected food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. What causes you to suspect you have a suspected allergy / intolerance?*." Chart. May 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663578/food-allergies-and-intolerances-suspicions-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. (2016). You said you have a suspected food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. What causes you to suspect you have a suspected allergy / intolerance?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663578/food-allergies-and-intolerances-suspicions-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "You Said You Have a Suspected Food Allergy / Intolerance or Coeliac Disease. What Causes You to Suspect You Have a Suspected Allergy / Intolerance?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663578/food-allergies-and-intolerances-suspicions-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov, You said you have a suspected food allergy / intolerance or coeliac disease. What causes you to suspect you have a suspected allergy / intolerance?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663578/food-allergies-and-intolerances-suspicions-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 19, 2020)
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