Healthy Lifestyles on Decline in U.S.

Far fewer Americans are engaging in healthy lifestyles than there were just two decades ago, researchers say. Only 8% of today's patients engage in all five healthy behaviors -- maintaining a healthy weight, eating fruits and vegetables, drinking alcohol in moderation, exercising, and not smoking -- compared with 15% in 1988, Dana E. King, M.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina, and colleagues reported online in the American Journal of Medicine. Healthy Lifestyles on Decline in U.S. Shared via AddThis