Healthy eating habits are all about putting changes in place that are sustainable in the long term. The hectic pace of today’s 24-hour lifestyle may be wreaking even more havoc on our health than we realize. The ‘fast-lane’ approach to living means 70 per cent of adults spend only between 25 and 30 minutes eating their evening meal. And almost 75 per cent admit to excessive alcohol consumption. This means cooking with fresh vegetables, lean meat, eggs and milk and eating plenty of fruit, nuts and legumes is now a talk of past.

As working and living lifestyles change drastically, it sought to discover what effects the above are having on indigestion levels as well as friendships, families, working practices and most importantly health in general.