title: Fruit/vegetable intake and physical activity among adults with high cholesterol.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether hypercholesterolemic adults followed healthy eating and appropriate physical activity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we measured ≥5 servings of fruits and vegetables/day and Healthy People 2010  recommended physical activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 363,667 adults ≥18 years, 37.3% had hypercholesterolemia. The percentages of healthy eating and physical activity were lower among those with hypercholesterolemia than among those without (23.8% vs 27.9% for healthy eating [P< 0.001],  43.1% vs 51.7% for physical activity [P<0.001]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypercholesterolemic adults are less likely to practice healthy eating and to engage in physical activity than are those without hypercholesterolemia.
authors.affiliation: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. jfang@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Nora L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: Shifan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables