Selected tobacco-use behaviors, dietary patterns among high school students - United States, 1991

Article Abstract:

Eating habits established in childhood may increase an adult's risk of developing cancer. The American Cancer Society (ACS) will use data from the Centers for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) to develop educational material that schools can use to persuade teenagers to adopt a healthy lifestyle. The 1991 YRBS surveyed the smoking and dietary habits of 12,272 high school students throughout the US. Seventy percent said they had tried cigarettes, and 13% smoked on a regular basis. Whites were more likely to use tobacco products than blacks or Hispanics, and seniors were more likely than freshmen to use them. Only 13% reported eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and 65% said they ate no more than two servings of high-fat foods. The ACS' comprehensive school health initiative will try to reduce the number of teens who smoke and increase the number who eat low-fat meals that include plenty of fruits and vegetables.

Surveys, Food and nutrition, Teenagers, Youth, Smokers, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Participation in school physical education and selected dietary patterns among high school students - United States, 1991

Article Abstract:

Many US high school students may not exercise regularly or eat a healthy diet. Individuals who do not exercise enough or follow a healthy diet during adolescence may have a higher risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. A survey of 12,272 US high school students in grades nine through 12 found that an average of 52% were registered in a physical education class, and an average of 35% attended physical education class every day. Boys were more likely than girls to be enrolled in a physical education class and to attend class daily. An average of 13% of the students ate five or more servings of fruits or vegetables each day. An average of 69% ate two or fewer servings of foods high in fat each day. Boys were more likely than girls to eat larger quantities of fruits and vegetables, but girls were more likely to avoid high-fat foods. A high-fat, low-fiber diet can lead to the development of cancer and coronary heart disease.

Statistics, Diet, Physical education and training, Physical education

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Cause-Specific Adult Mortality: Evidence From Community-Based Surveillance-- Selected Sites, Tanzania, 1992-1998

Article Abstract:

HIV infection and AIDS are the leading causes of death in Tanzania, according to the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project (AMMP). Between 1992 and 1998, the AMMP surveillance project was conducted in a low-income and in a middle-income section of the city of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam is part of a region ranked by the Tanzanian government among the 50% most deprived regions in Tanzania. Following AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and diarrhea were major causes of death.

HIV infection, HIV infections, Tanzania, AIDS (Disease), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (City)

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