# What Consumers Say

*Archive · Nutrition.* An archived page from the former Health Check nutrition program site. Kept because other sites still link here. Not part of HealthCheck.org's imaging services.

### Eight out of every ten consumers are aware of Health Check

- 78% of consumers are aware of Health Check1
- 90% have seen the symbol on food packaging or in the grocery store1
- 74% of consumers say that Health Check helps them make wise food choices1

### Consumers trust Health Check and the Heart and Stroke Foundation

- 80% of consumers trust Health Check because it is a program from the Heart and Stroke Foundation2
- 82% view the Heart and Stroke Foundation as a credible source of food and nutrition information2

### 90% of consumers understand the Health Check logo to mean “healthy”, “good for you”, and “approved by the Heart and Stroke Foundation”2

85% of consumers view Health Check as a program to help them make healthy food choices. The reasons why are:

- I want to eat healthy
- It is based on science/research/dietitians
- I trust the Heart and Stroke Foundation2

### Health Check produces results:

- 74% of consumers are more likely to purchase a product if it displays the Health Check symbol.1

1 Lynn Plunkett and Associates. April 2008.
2 Ipsos Public Affairs, March 2008
4 Ipsos-Reid Obesity poll. September 2003.

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