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This could have been the title of the MRI's representative online survey on the eating habits of adults in Germany.

The Max Rubner Institute (MRI) has published the results of the first module of the National Nutrition Monitoring (nemo) programme. In autumn 2024, more than 3,000 people aged between 18 and 80 were surveyed online about their eating and consumption habits on behalf of the representative.

Here is an excerpt from the results, which you can look up in detail here: (in German) ww.mri.bund.de/de/humanstudien/laufende-humanstudien/nationales-ernaehrungsmonitoring-nemo/

- Approximately two-thirds of respondents rated their own health as good to very good.
- Almost half of respondents considered their own diet to be very healthy or somewhat healthy.
- Only 35% eat fruit and vegetables every day.
- Only 4% of respondents considered themselves vegetarians, and only 1% said they followed a vegan diet.
- Most respondents underestimated their meat consumption, as a comparison with data on actual food consumption showed.
- Over 90% said that freshness and taste were the main criteria for their daily shopping choices.

Could it be that they fibbed a little?

The answers are still being analysed in depth and supplemented by further studies.

Another recent scientific study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) entitled ‘Towards Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Understanding Food
Consumption Trends in the EU’ also addresses this issue.

YOUR PLUS: No matter what you like to eat, one thing is certain: the food that is served in Germany is regularly checked for the nutritional information provided and the absence of undesirable contaminants. This is done by official laboratories as well as numerous private laboratories, such as those of the AGROLAB GROUP, which work for many leading food manufacturers and retailers.

Author: Dr Frank Mörsberger, AGROLAB GROUP