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Research Highlights
Only 1 in 20 Americans Living Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
March 29, 2005
Despite years of public education aimed at getting people to exercise, eat right and quit smoking, only
1 in 20 Americans is taking all the advice to heart, according to a recent study. A team at the VA Puget
Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington analyzed data from a governmentsponsored
heart-health survey of nearly 39,000 adults in 13 states. About 20 percent of respondents
reported exercising regularly; 20 percent said they ate at least five daily servings of fruits and
vegetables; and 80 percent described themselves as non-smokers. But only 5 percent reported
following the government’s recommendations in all three areas. (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention website, March 2005)
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