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NATIONAL MEN'S HEALTH WEEK SURVEY

Food, Wonderful Food

Americans have an undying faith in the healing power of food. Four in every five adults believe that eating a healthy diet can reduce the risk of disease. Moreover, as many as nine in every ten believe it’s likely that foods like fruits, vegetables and grains contain naturally occurring substances that help prevent problems as serious as cancer.

Men are less likely than women to believe in the healing power of food, although even for them, the majority believe healthy eating reduces health risks. Education also plays a role. People with a college education are more likely than others to think it’s very likely that foods naturally contain substances that fight disease.

A total of 83 percent of all adults think healthy eating reduces the risk of disease either greatly (54%) or somewhat (29%).
- Fifty-eight percent of women think healthy eating reduces risk greatly, compared to 49
percent of men.

A total of 87 percent of all adults think it’s very (47%) or somewhat (40%) likely that foods naturally contain substances that prevent disease.
    - Fifty-four percent of people with at least some college education think some foods prevent disease,                 compared to 38 percent with a high school education or less.

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