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Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults live healthy lifestyle

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Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults live healthy lifestyle, Oregon State researchers find | OregonLive.com

Only 2.7 percent of adults nationwide have all four basic healthy characteristics, a new study found.

The report, completed by researchers at Oregon State University and other universities, examined if adults were successful in four areas that fit typical advice for a "healthy lifestyle"-- moderate exercise, a good diet, not smoking and having a recommended body fat percentage. Fulfilling those characteristics reflects a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and other health problems, according to a news release from Oregon State.

The study looked at 4,745 people from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Researchers used an accelerometer device to gauge movement with a target of 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity each week. Blood samples confirmed if a person was a non-smoker and body fat was measured using x-ray technology. Diet was defined as being within the top 40 percent of people who consumed foods suggested by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Out of the study group, 2.7 percent had all four characteristics, researchers found. About 16 percent had three, 37 percent had two, 34 percent had one and 11 percent had none.
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What could or should be done about this?

Personally, while I prefer publicly funded health care, the populace should keep up their end of the bargain and at least try to be healthy or else what's the point? It makes me less inclined to support that position.
 
It's amazing to me how lazy so many people are.

They won't park in a proper parking spot and walk. They'll illegally use the fire lane and leave the car running with hazard lights on.
Huge pet-peeve - people who use handicapped spots that are obviously NOT handicapped.
They'll use the automatic door openers that are there for the handicapped rather than open the damn door on their own.
They won't use the stairs even if they are only going one flight up.
They won't cut their own grass.
They won't walk their own dogs.

Just freaking move a little bit people.
You're becoming more and more like the people in the movie Wall-e.

I have neighbors in my neighborhood I've NEVER seen. I've lived there for 12 years now.

GO OUTSIDE AND WALK!!!!
 
tacomancer said:
Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults live healthy lifestyle, Oregon State researchers find | OregonLive.com



What could or should be done about this?

Personally, while I prefer publicly funded health care, the populace should keep up their end of the bargain and at least try to be healthy or else what's the point? It makes me less inclined to support that position.
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How, exactly, would you accomplish that (bolded above) "goal"? Would you advocate charging higher premium fees (taxes?) for those deemed to be unhealthy? One of the big selling points of PPACA was the elimination of "pre-existing conditions" from consideration in setting premium rates. Obviously, one has a hard time avoiding getting older but PPACA decided to keep that risk factor (and tobacco use) as the only pre-existing condition(s) that can increase premium rates.
 
Dragonfly said:
It's amazing to me how lazy so many people are.

They won't park in a proper parking spot and walk. They'll illegally use the fire lane and leave the car running with hazard lights on.
Huge pet-peeve - people who use handicapped spots that are obviously NOT handicapped.
They'll use the automatic door openers that are there for the handicapped rather than open the damn door on their own.
They won't use the stairs even if they are only going one flight up.
They won't cut their own grass.
They won't walk their own dogs.

Just freaking move a little bit people.
You're becoming more and more like the people in the movie Wall-e.

I have neighbors in my neighborhood I've NEVER seen. I've lived there for 12 years now.

GO OUTSIDE AND WALK!!!!
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I don't disagree with you, but life isn't always that easy. I worked 11 hours yesterday. I'll work approximately 13 today. I've averaged 10 hour days for a month now. When I get home, going for a walk is the last thing I feel like doing, especially after I cook food, eat and clean up the kitchen. I get exercise as part of my job, which is nice, and I'm in pretty good shape anyways, but sometimes life just doesn't make it possible to find even more time or energy to do things.
 
tacomancer said:
Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults live healthy lifestyle, Oregon State researchers find | OregonLive.com



What could or should be done about this?

Personally, while I prefer publicly funded health care, the populace should keep up their end of the bargain and at least try to be healthy or else what's the point? It makes me less inclined to support that position.
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Here's the thing with that. If the average adult could go to the doctor regularly for free. Enter a health education program for free. Eat organic for free....Ok maybe the last is too much.
Where I was originally going there before my smartass spirit got the better of me is that if it was more affordable or Government funded altogether, perhaps adults would be going to the doctor more often, getting their checkups, and being set straight by the doctor.
There is some common sense like exercise and avoiding excess that seems lost on our country though. So I might be overoptimistic.
 
tacomancer said:
Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults live healthy lifestyle, Oregon State researchers find | OregonLive.com



What could or should be done about this?
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Personally, while I prefer publicly funded health care, the populace should keep up their end of the bargain and at least try to be healthy or else what's the point? It makes me less inclined to support that position.
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I see statements like you've made here on TV constantly. I don't know what else could be done.

I agree that a lot of people could do a lot more to keep themselves healthy.

I have noticed that after they have a heart attack people start walking.

:lol:

I've walked a lot all of my life and I haven't had a heart attack yet.
 
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Slyfox696 said:
I don't disagree with you, but life isn't always that easy. I worked 11 hours yesterday. I'll work approximately 13 today. I've averaged 10 hour days for a month now. When I get home, going for a walk is the last thing I feel like doing, especially after I cook food, eat and clean up the kitchen. I get exercise as part of my job, which is nice, and I'm in pretty good shape anyways, but sometimes life just doesn't make it possible to find even more time or energy to do things.
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You work too much. :2razz:
 
Dragonfly said:
teacher/coach???

Thank you for all you do. :thumbs::clap::bravo:
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He teaches coaches...how hard can that be?
JOKE!!! :)

I will second that thank you. Nothing but respect for our teachers.
 
sangha said:
I would suggest methods similar to the anti-smoking campaign. Make unhealthy lifestyles socially unacceptable.
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t seems that exactly the opposite is going on - I see ads that feature overweight type 2 diabetics "enjoying" expensive drug treatments. ;)

The old way was to make those with pre-existing conditions pay higher insurance premiums. I still think that works better than a government funded shaming (PSA?) campaign.

What the government did, with PPACA, was to place a "sin" tax on tobacco use and, strangely. made it lower than that added for simply getting older. In fact, the tobacco use PPACA penalty goes away once one gets old enough for their age alone to triple (the reach statutory limit) their premium rate. Of course, even that tobacco use penalty "goes away" (it actually just gets shifted to others) for anyone getting a PPACA subsidy - since, under PPACA, you pay only a fixed percentage of your income and we the sheeple pick up the rest (all?) of the "penalty" tab.
 
I'm an ex-pat and seriously, every time I go back to visit my home town in the U.S. the people look worse than before. It's literally getting worse year by year. Is it poor access to health care? Money stress? The food systems are crap? Like seriously there are people so fat that they are getting medicare to pay for motorized wheelchairs. Where my doctor's office used to be, there is now a bariatric clinic!
 
Northern Light said:
I'm an ex-pat and seriously, every time I go back to visit my home town in the U.S. the people look worse than before. It's literally getting worse year by year. Is it poor access to health care? Money stress? The food systems are crap? Like seriously there are people so fat that they are getting medicare to pay for motorized wheelchairs. Where my doctor's office used to be, there is now a bariatric clinic!
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we no longer eat to live

instead, we now live to eat
 
Dragonfly said:
It's amazing to me how lazy so many people are.

They won't park in a proper parking spot and walk. They'll illegally use the fire lane and leave the car running with hazard lights on.
Huge pet-peeve - people who use handicapped spots that are obviously NOT handicapped.
They'll use the automatic door openers that are there for the handicapped rather than open the damn door on their own.
They won't use the stairs even if they are only going one flight up.
They won't cut their own grass.
They won't walk their own dogs.

Just freaking move a little bit people.
You're becoming more and more like the people in the movie Wall-e.

I have neighbors in my neighborhood I've NEVER seen. I've lived there for 12 years now.

GO OUTSIDE AND WALK!!!!
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why do you care?
 
ARealConservative said:
why do you care?
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Shouldn't we all care about the overall health and well-being of our communities?

Also - parking in fire lanes, and parking in handicapped spots when you're not handicapped is extremely inconsiderate, potentially harmful to others, and RUDE.
 
This doesn't surprise me. When your country has an obesity epidemic, a skinny jean fad and Donald Trump as a serious contender for POTUS it is an obvious recipe for disaster...
 
Dragonfly said:
Shouldn't we all care about the overall health and well-being of our communities?

Also - parking in fire lanes, and parking in handicapped spots when you're not handicapped is extremely inconsiderate, potentially harmful to others, and RUDE.
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we should care about things we can do something about.
 
ARealConservative said:
we should care about things we can do something about.
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and JFK's initiative helped

as would a restriction on foods that are eligible to be purchased with food stamps
 
ARealConservative said:
we should care about things we can do something about.
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You do realize that as the population in general becomes more and more unhealthy, the cost to simply exist for all rises. Right?

Who says we can't do anything about it?

Education is a good place to start. Bring back phys ed requirements.
Make after-school sports a requirement to graduate.
Nutrition classes.

Nobody is suggesting a closed-circuit TV camera in every dinning room, kitchen, and refrigerator.
 
Dragonfly said:
You do realize that as the population in general becomes more and more unhealthy, the cost to simply exist for all rises. Right?
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not necessarily. that is often times true because of your desire to share costs. it is your efforts that increase costs for some people, so lets keep the blame where it belongs.
 
tacomancer said:
Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults live healthy lifestyle, Oregon State researchers find | OregonLive.com



What could or should be done about this?

Personally, while I prefer publicly funded health care, the populace should keep up their end of the bargain and at least try to be healthy or else what's the point? It makes me less inclined to support that position.
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I think the first thing to be done about this is to find out if the research has any relation to the truth.
 
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