WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only one in seven Americans exercises enough and eats enough fruits and vegetables, and men are worse than women, federal health officials said on Thursday.
"These results underscore the need to promote diets high in fruits and vegetables and regular physical activity among all populations in the United States and among racial and ethnic minority communities in particular," U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said in a report.
The CDC tracked the percentage of Americans who eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily and engage in moderately intense exercise for at least 30 minutes five days per week or vigorous exercise for at least 20 minutes three days per week as recommended by the government.
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These numbers are frightening following last months news predicting a shortage of oncologists in 2020 to treat the one in nineteen people suffering from cancer. It does, however, raise hope, that simple measures such as dietary changes, could make a radical difference.
Increasing dietary intake of fruits and vegetables from one to two, up to five to nine servings daily HALVES the risk of cancer.
It would seem that we should be launching a massive public health effort to educate the public on methods of increasing fruits and vegetables in their diet, while we wait hoping to find the "miracle cure".
Lynne Eldridge M.D.
Author, "Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time: Practical Advice for Preventing Cancer"
http://www.avoidcancernow.com
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