Healthcare

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

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

86% Agree All Children Should Have Eye Exam Each Year Before Starting School

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

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

Two-Thirds (64%) Say Federal Government Should Create a National Health Council Even if Some Provinces Resist

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

Of the Remaining Four in Ten, 42% Say they Are Just Not Hungry -- 38% Blame a Lack of Time; As for Ways to Save Time in the Morning, One in Four (26%) Say They Have Skipped Breakfast, While One in Five (21%) Report Eating Breakfast on the Go

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