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Are you one of the 3%..?
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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/
8/9. I don't eat enough fruits and veggies.
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I think the vegetables and fruits. I might not get all 5 every day...otherwise, I am close to the 3%. The charts say I am not overweight, even though I want to lose 7 more pounds.
A great list to strive to be 100%!
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9/9 depending on how "overweight" 5'10" 220 is at 15% body fat.0
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Not yet, 6 out of 9 would be 7, but until nerve root surgery I am bed/couch surfing.0
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7 of 9: overweight/obese
but working actively to change that.
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9/9! Made the top 3%!0
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9/9 depending on how "overweight" 5'10" 220 is at 15% body fat.
At 15% bf; you're NOT overweight0 -
6/9. I smoke pipes (but as Bill Clinton said I didn't inhale) and don't get 5 servings of fruits and veggies every single day. I am still a bit over weight but getting closer to not.0
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Wow, I actually meet all criteria. Do I get a cookie now?!?!?0
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I meet all of them!
YAY! 
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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:
– 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 (+/-)0 -
8/9 - too 'fat' to ever be 'healthy'...0
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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. 8/90 -
"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???0 -
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!0 -
I am unhealthy in most any way I know of.0
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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???
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I'm 10 lbs away from 9 of 90
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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. 0 -
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.– 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'm aiming somewhere in that region; about 230 @ 5'9", and at 15%.9/9 depending on how "overweight" 5'10" 220 is at 15% body fat.0 -
8 out of 9 - damn you veggies !
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Possibly short on the fruits and vegetables, but other than that......0
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9/10!! yay me! lol (:0
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8/9 here (still overweight according to BMI). When I started MFP, I was 5/9.(high BP, Obese and no exercise).0
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Check on all but cholesterol, which i'm not sure on...0
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8/9 - I don't get 5 a day, although I'm working on it.0
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8 out of 9! (It's only 9 out of 9 some days---I need more apple-a-day days lol)0
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9/90
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9/9
Yay me!0
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