*Original survey question was the following: "What, if anything, has been your biggest challenge in maintaining the eating and drinking changes you had planned? Please select up to two."
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Main reasons Americans find it hard to commit to New Year's diet changes in 2020
Stress was one of the biggest challenges for some ** percent of survey respondents to stick to their diet-related New Year's resolutions in the United States in 2020. The fact that changes are expensive was also a demotivating factor for around ** percent of respondents.
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Food Insight. (February 1, 2020). Leading obstacles for consumers to stick to diet-related New Year's resolutions in the United States in 2020* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1122059/challenges-to-adhere-new-year-s-diet-changes-us/
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Leading obstacles for consumers to stick to diet-related New Year's resolutions in the United States in 2020* [Graph], Food Insight, February 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1122059/challenges-to-adhere-new-year-s-diet-changes-us/