Health Populi October 7, 2024
Only 2 in 5 people in the U.S. strongly trust science concerning food, nutrition, or diet, we learn from the 2024 IFIC Spotlight Survey: Americans’ Trust in Food & Nutrition Science, published in October.
IFIC is the International Food Information Council, a non-profit organization with a mission of communicating science-based information about food safety, nutrition, and sustainable food systems.
IFIC surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults online in July to gauge consumers’ views on food and science.
The most-trusted sources of food information are the scientists involved in researching nutrition, doctors and nurses, and registered dietitians.
Much lower in trust equity are farmers, friends and family, U.S. government agencies, and chefs, each garnering 22-29% of trust among consumers.
Least-trusted sources for the...
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