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Dietary Behaviors

Dietary Intake

�  Ate fruits and vegetables 5 or more times/day

�  Drank fruit juices

�  Ate fruit

�  Ate green salad

�  Ate potatoes

�  Ate carrots

�  Ate other vegetables

�  Drank soda or pop

�  Drank >=3 glasses/day of milk


Weight

�  Overweight

�  Obese

�  Described themselves as overweight

�  Were trying to lose weight

�  Exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight

�  Ate less food, fewer calories, or low-fat foods to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight

�  Did not eat for 24 or more hours to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight

�  Took diet pills, powders, or liquids to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight

�  Vomited or took laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight


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This page last updated April 14, 2008

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