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- Males were more likely
than females to be overweight. However, females were more
likely than males to describe themselves as being
overweight and were twice as likely to be trying to lose weight.
See
Figure 1
.
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- Hispanic students were
more likely than black or white students to describe
them-selves as being overweight and to be trying to lose
weight.
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- Black students were more
likely than white students to be overweight1 and be at risk for overweight2.
See
Figure 2
.
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- Females were more likely
than males to exercise, diet, fast, take diet pills, and
vomit or take laxatives to control weight. See
Figure 3
.
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- White students were more
likely than black students to exercise and diet, but less
likely to fast, vomit or take laxatives to control weight.
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- Only one fifth of all
students drank the recommended amount of three glasses of
milk daily. Females and black students were approximately
half as likely as males and white students to drink enough
milk.
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- Approximately one fifth of
students ate the recommended daily allowance of five
servings of fruit and vegetables a day. This was
consistent regardless of sex, grade, and race/ethnicity.
See
Figure 4
.
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Overweight is
defined by the CDC as a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or
greater than 95 percent.
- At risk of overweight is defined by the CDC
as a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than 85 percent
and less than 95 percent.
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