(NaturalNews) It is known that Americans are unhealthy, but the situation is more serious than previously thought. A recent study found th...
(NaturalNews) It is known that Americans are unhealthy, but the situation is more serious than previously thought. A recent study found that 2.7 percent of adults in the United States, the basic criteria for a healthy lifestyle, which means that the remaining 97.3 percent fail to maintain their health.
Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Mississippi came to this conclusion by evaluating adults with four barometers that provide the minimum standard of the American healthy lifestyle: good nutrition, moderate exercise, recommended body fat percentage and Non smoking rooms.
These habits are associated with a lower risk of heart disease and many other diseases, including cancer and diabetes type 2. "rules of behavior were measured because they were quite reasonable, are not very high," the report's lead author, Ellen Smit of Oregon State University, said in a statement. "We were not looking she marathoners" he added.
Measure a healthy lifestyle
Using data from the 2003-2006 National Health Nutrition Survey and the researchers found that among the 4745 people, 97.3 percent did not meet the four basic rules healthy life.
The team used an acceleration sensor of the device to determine whether the participants were involved in at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week. Blood samples to check whether a person is a smoker or Non smoking, while the proportion of fat was determined using X-ray
A healthy diet is known to be in the 40 percent of people covered who eat recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture Food USA. This was the only of the four criteria based on self-reports.
The researchers found that nearly 16 percent of the participants completed three criteria, 37 percent meet two criteria, 34 percent met one of the criteria, and 11 percent meet one of the criteria. In particular, the results found that 71 percent of adults were Non smoking, held by 38 percent, a healthy diet, 10 percent had recommended a body fat percentage, and 46 percent have enough physical activity each week.
As for gender differences, the team found that women are more likely not to smoke and maintaining a healthy diet, but less likely enough were weekly exercise. Moreover, while adults aged 60 or more are not announced as healthy adults between 20 and 39 years rather not smoking and maintaining a healthy diet, but less likely enough weekly exercise.
Among other results trended Mexican adults who do non-Hispanic black adults or healthy nutrition support. It was that the correlation found between a healthy level of HDL cholesterol - the good cholesterol - and the participants with a healthy body fat percentage.
A gloomy picture of the health of the population
The only good news from this report is that all healthy habits are created equal; some habits have a greater impact on health than others. The authors of the study suggest that the meeting only one or two basic criteria for a healthy lifestyle can improve blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
There is consensus among health officials that more research is needed, how to get more adults to adopt a healthier lifestyle. However, Smith said the results of the study show a bleak picture of public health. Although the size of the population is limited to a few thousand people in the study, these types of studies to determine the public health.
"The rules of behavior were measured because they were quite reasonable," Smit said in a press release. "We did not know that you are looking for marathon runners. That's is quite low, so few people have now what we could consider a healthy lifestyle into consideration. It's a little unbelievable," he added.
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