Recession thwarts healthy efforts (UK)

"A quarter of people are putting healthier eating on the back burner in the wake of the financial crisis, a report by a consumer watchdog reveals. Which? found 24% of UK adults feel healthier eating is now less important, with 56% saying price has overtaken as a priority when choosing food. And the poll of 2,102 showed 76% think the government needs to take action to make choosing healthier options easier. Meanwhile other work shows more plan to quit smoking during the credit crunch. The charity No Smoking Day day found more than one in three of the nine million smokers in the UK are thinking about or planning to cut down or quit as a direct result of the economic downturn. After health, the most commonly-mentioned reason for wanting to give up smoking is financial, followed by family pressure and the effect on children." - BBC