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Just 3% of Americans...
| Tue, 04-26-2005 - 8:32am |
This was in the Washington Post today that just 3% of Americans follow guidelines to exercise, eat 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, not smoke. I can't believe it's just 3%!
Jean,


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Wow! Well, I definitely don't smoke, and I try to exercise as much as possible, but with grad school, it's sometimes difficult to find the time, and more importantly, the ENERGY to do so. That's what I miss about college- built-in dance classes. And just working last year- I could afford and had time to go to tkd 4 times a week.
I try to eat fruits and veggies every day, and while I manage to have at least some, maybe I don't get 7 servings every day...who knows, I'm probably out of the 3% just on those facts, even though I'm definitely in the small pool of Americans who are actually healthy, weight-wise and otherwise.
Well I'm not American, but the Canadian statistics are pretty similar from what I've read...
But I do eat at least 5 servings a day (usually aim for 9), don't smoke, work out 6x/week usually for 60-90 minutes and my BMI is around 20.
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