Are you one of the 3%..?

mavrick7 · December 2012

9/9 depending on how "overweight" 5'10" 220 is at 15% body fat.

@n0ob - actually, if you compare that with the BMI, 5'10" is obese class 1. Normal body weight is 173 for a 5'10" male.

k8eekins · December 2012

"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:

– No high blood pressure

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/

No high/low blood pressure

"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."

Eight:

– No high cholesterol

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/

True.

"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."

Seven:

– No diabetes

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/

Fortunately not.

"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."

Six:

– Not overweight

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/

Well, I clearly disqualified myself from this exclusive group, having gained much too much weight, about 3 years ago [Work in progress - 40 to 50 or so pounds to go!]

"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."

Five:

– Not underweight

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/

Clearly not! *But will soon enough for a short period, before I add-on the calories to resume my normal weight.

"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."

Four:

– Not obese

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/

Exited this category from a whopping 287lb. [Never again!]

"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."

Three:

– Don’t smoke

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/

Never did.

"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."

Two:

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

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/

Guilty of what would qualify as high-intensity - road running for more than 3 hours a day.

"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."

One:

– 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/

Over-qualified for certain here - for I far exceed it daily.

Edited to add: 7 out of 9 (+/-)

Nataliaho · December 2012

8/9 - too 'fat' to ever be 'healthy'...

Going4Lean · December 2012

Nine criteria:
– No high blood pressure pass

– No high cholesterol pass

– No diabetes pass

– Not overweight pass

– Not underweight pass

– Not obese pass

– Don’t smoke pass

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

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

How many on the list do you meet? Just curious. 8/9

Sublog · December 2012

"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/

I have them all but eating 5 servings of fruit of veggies per day? Where am I going to fit in all of my cookies and ice cream???

quirkytizzy · December 2012

I am unhealthy in most any way I know of.

ObtainingBalance · December 2012

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.

1 serving is 1/2 a cup of most veggies/fruit.... 1 cup if it's salad.

Not too much at all considering the calories in the servings - you could go over 5 servings/day and be fine!

ObtainingBalance · December 2012

I have them all but eating 5 servings of fruit of veggies per day? Where am I going to fit in all of my cookies and ice cream???

Lol.

therealangd · December 2012

I'm 10 lbs away from 9 of 9

ObtainingBalance · December 2012

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.

Screw BMI... If your body fat % is within a health range I would say you make the 9/9.

ironanimal · December 2012

– 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

I am overweight, and if you believe in BMI, obese too, but I'll still be obese according to that at goal weight. Do about 240 mins of hard exercise a week, on top of 360 mins light exercise. I've had low blood pressure issues in the past - surprised that isn't listed.