Are you one of the 3%..?

ObtainingBalance
ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
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"According to a new study, just 3% of Americans have optimal heart health. Even if you think you’re doing everything right, check out the list of nine heart-healthy items and see where you rank."

Nine criteria:
– No high blood pressure

– No high cholesterol

– No diabetes

– Not overweight

– Not underweight

– Not obese

– Don’t smoke

– Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week

– Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day


How many on the list do you meet? Just curious.

http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/20/live/optimal-heart-health-three-percent-americans/
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/20/few-americans-have-healthy-hearts/
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  • fearless_
    fearless_ Posts: 75
    6/9
    thaaat's like a D haha
  • ParaSempreAmor11
    ParaSempreAmor11 Posts: 105 Member
    im not american im canadian but i meet 8/9, the working out im just starting to get into it again so soon itll be 9/9 :D
  • SMJ1987
    SMJ1987 Posts: 368
    Yep! All nine! Maaaaaybe sometimes I don't get all the F&V but for the most part I do.
  • nillapup
    nillapup Posts: 204 Member
    7/9 would be 8 if I could get 5 of veggie in... working on it :o)
  • shaynak112
    shaynak112 Posts: 751 Member
    – No high blood pressure
    IDK my blood pressure

    – No high cholesterol
    good chance I don't have high cholesterol since I don't eat meat

    – No diabetes
    true

    – Not overweight
    false

    – Not underweight
    true

    – Not obese
    true

    – Don’t smoke
    well I don't smoke cigarettes. so true.

    – Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week
    true. I dance nonstop for about 4-6 hours once a week.

    – Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day
    true!!

    I'm probably at seven.
  • dsimmons107
    dsimmons107 Posts: 387 Member
    WOW! I actually do all nine.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I have high blood pressure for my whole life. 140/90. I still need to lose 10 pounds to be "not overweight."
  • nancycaregiver
    nancycaregiver Posts: 812 Member
    6/9. Pretty good for a 51 year old! And technically I don't have high cholesterol...I take mads to control it but since I've lost weight, I am only taking half my dose. :happy:
  • lotusspark
    lotusspark Posts: 367
    4/9 i'm a work in progress...
  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
    Yes, that is me :-)
  • heather_huggins
    heather_huggins Posts: 194 Member
    woo hoo 7/9! i try to get my fruits and veggies in, but i lag some days :( and i'm still considered overweight :(
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    "According to a new study, just 3% of Americans have optimal heart health. Even if you think you’re doing everything right, check out the list of nine heart-healthy items and see where you rank."

    Nine criteria:
    – No high blood pressure

    – No high cholesterol

    – No diabetes

    – Not overweight

    – Not underweight

    – Not obese

    – Don’t smoke

    – Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week

    – Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day


    How many on the list do you meet? Just curious.

    http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/20/live/optimal-heart-health-three-percent-americans/
    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/20/few-americans-have-healthy-hearts/

    8/9. I don't eat enough fruits and veggies.
  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
    I am one of the 3%

    ETA: not hard when you're veg. my DH is also one of 3% and he's veg. too :)
  • Tricep_A_Tops
    Tricep_A_Tops Posts: 319
    Yes I am!! :happy:
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    I meet all of them... I'm one of the 3% :bigsmile: And I eat WAY more than 5 servings of veg/fruit per day!
  • skcardiog
    skcardiog Posts: 316 Member
    8 out of 9 - damn you veggies !
  • tinytemple
    tinytemple Posts: 87 Member
    I'm not American but otherwise I do!
  • Waszo
    Waszo Posts: 41
    6 out of 9.
  • hozik
    hozik Posts: 369 Member
    7 of 9: overweight/obese :( but working actively to change that.
  • cheshirequeen
    cheshirequeen Posts: 1,324 Member
    most of the time 9/9, but although i think im at a great weight, if it were up to me 9/9, accoring to bmi its 8/9.
  • UticaBoy51
    UticaBoy51 Posts: 344 Member
    7 out of 9, getting there. :ohwell:
  • LoveMyLife_NYC
    LoveMyLife_NYC Posts: 230 Member
    yay! that's me!:happy:
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    Looks like I fit in
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    How much is a serving of vegetables? 5 servings seems like a lot unless you are doubling up at each meal. I do the rest.
  • thoseblueeyes
    thoseblueeyes Posts: 812 Member
    8/9 wow I did better than I thought..hahaha
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    9/9, but I'm not American so it doesn't count. ;)
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    7/9. I'm underweight and I smoke.
  • StephCoff1969
    StephCoff1969 Posts: 357
    5/9...I have quite a bit of work to do...
  • cbirdso
    cbirdso Posts: 465 Member
    I meet them all - guess I'm part of the 3%. But I'll bet I am not even in the upper 50% for overall health.
  • MzCongeniality70
    MzCongeniality70 Posts: 352 Member
    Yeah yeeaahhh!!! I'm 8/9... :glasses:

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