Only 3% of US citizens follow good health advice

A study of national data has shown that only 3% of Americans followed all four of the recommended rules; women, older people, white people, better educated people, people in good health, and wealthier people did a little bit better in following the rules.

Abstract

Obesity in children in England continues to rise 334 More than one in four children in England are overweight or obese, said a government report published last week which showed that obesity in young people is continuing to rise.The report said that the prevalence of obesity in children aged 2 to 10 increased from 9.9% in 1995 to 13.7% in 2003.The total number of overweight and obese children rose from 22.7% to 27.7% in this period.Obesity increased most in older children aged 8 to 10, rising from 11.2% in 1995 to 16.5% in 2003.Levels of obesity were similar for both sexes, increasing from 9.6% in 1995 to 14.9% in 2003 for boys and from 10.3% to 12.5% for girls.Children living in households with the lowest incomes had higher rates of obesity than those from households with the highest incomes (15.8% v 13.3%).