Many confused by health information

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Eighty-five percent of U.S. adults say they are confused by inconsistent information from the media and the Internet about health and diet.

The survey commissioned by Silk Soymilk found that while doctors and other healthcare providers are consumers' primary source of health, diet and food advice, fewer than one-in-four Americans actually seek their counsel.

A recent American Dietetic Association survey also found that more than 100 million consumers seek health counsel online each year, but 85 percent are frustrated by inconsistent news and data about health and diet.

The telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults has a margin of error plus/minus 3 percentage points.