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CDC: Unhealthy Behaviors Start Early – LA Times

13 April 2009 99

child fast food* In the seven days before the survey, only 21.4% had eaten fruits and vegetables five or more times per day; 14.1% had consumed three or more glasses of milk per day.

* Roughly two-thirds failed to meet the recommended levels of physical activity. 

* 13.0% were obese, and an additional 15.8% were overweight.

* Only 10.3% wore sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher most of the time or always when outside for more than an hour on a sunny day; 17.4% routinely practiced sun-safe behaviors like wearing a hat and staying in the shade when possible.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows that unhealthy behaviors start early – Los Angeles Times.

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