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More Than Nine In Ten (94%) Canadians Think The Number Of Overweight And Inactive Children Is A Serious Health Issue
Nine In Ten (91%) Think Daily Physical Activity Should Be Mandatory
Seven In Ten (68%) Don't Think Fast-Food Restaurants Offer Enough Low-Fat Choices For Children -
Despite Being in "Higher Risk" Age Group, 42% of Mid- to Older-Aged Canadians Have Never Discussed Hypertension With Their Doctor
In Spite of Regular Blood Pressure Tests, Only 56% Know Their Blood Pressure
Only 26% Able to Cite 120 Over 80 as Healthy or Normal BP Reading -
Toronto - For Better or Worse?
One-Third (34%) of Torontonians Say They Wouldn't Live Anywhere Else Other Than Toronto - Up 12 Points Since 1992
But 60% Say While Generally Content, There Are Definitely Things They Don't Like About the City
Four in Ten (41%) Torontonians Say City Worse Place to Live Today than Five Years Ago as Satisfaction in Services Declines Significantly Over Past Decade -
Nine in Ten (87%) of Ontarians Believe Vision Is Important in Development and Early Learning of Children
86% Agree All Children Should Have Eye Exam Each Year Before Starting School
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Leading Toronto: The Race for A New Mayor
Barbara Hall (44%) Leads Race to Replace Mel Lastman, by Large Margin Followed by Nunziata (15%), Tory (13%), Miller (12%) and Jakobek (4%)
Biggest Momentum to Hall and Miller, Jakobek Effectively Out of the Race for Votes
Galvanizing "Ballot Box" Issue to Get Votes Yet to Emerge -
Canadians and The Question of a Low-Carb Diet
Nine in Ten (93%) Try to Make Healthy Eating Decisions
Eight in Ten (78%) Aware Low-Carbohydrates Diet Can be Part of Weight Reduction Plan
One in Three (35%) Likely to Try a Premium Low-Carbohydrate Light Beer -
Osteoporosis in Men: What Canadians Don't Know Could Hurt Them
New survey reveals a lack of awareness and understanding about this debilitating bone disease
Three quarters (74%) of Canadians underestimate the prevalence of osteoporosis in men over the age of 50 -
Eight in Ten (81%) Canadians Believe a National Health Council Should be Created
Two-Thirds (64%) Say Federal Government Should Create a National Health Council Even if Some Provinces Resist
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Based on Recent Outbreaks of SARS, West Nile and Mad Cow Disease, Six in Ten (62%) Canadians Think Healthcare System is Unprepared for Such Threats to Human Health
Eight in Ten (83%) Say Shortage of Nurses Makes System More Vulnerable to Future Health Threats
Eight in Ten (88%) Agree Federal Government Should Set Up Fund To Help Provinces Retain, Hire, and Educate More Nurses