one in five adults in utah report no leisure time physical activity. centers for disease control and...
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One in five adults in Utah report no leisure time physical activity.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Over 36 percent of Utah adults are overweight, and another 22
percent of Utah adults are obese.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adults should get 150 minutes of
moderate activity
or 75 minutes of vigorous
activity each week.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Many healthcare providers and
fitness professionals
say swimming is the safest exercise
for pregnant women.
www.americanpregnancy.org
More than one million cases of melanoma are diagnosed each
year in the United States.
American Cancer Society
Losing five to seven percent of your
total body weight can delay and
possibly prevent type 2 diabetes.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
American adults eat an average of 22 teaspoons of sugar a day.
The recommended sugar allowance for women is 6 teaspoons a day, and 9 teaspoons a day for men.
American Heart Association
Sweetened soft drinks contribute about 10 percent of calories in the American diet.
Hellerman, Caleb. (2007) Nutritionists: Soda making Americans drink themselves fat.
A properly fitted bicycle helmet reduces the risk of head injury by
as much as 85 percent and the risk of brain injury by as much as
88 percent.
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
In the past 26 years, safety
belts prevented 135,000 fatalities
and 3.8 million injuries.
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
11 percent of motor vehicle crashes in
Utah involve a distracted driver.
Cell phones are the leading cause of
driver distraction.
Get rid of old prescription drugs during National Take Back Days.
In April 2011, 6,551 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in Utah.
www.useonlyasdirected.org