New York Smokes Too Much, Drinks to Much, Is Fat Too Much
A new poll reveals the bad habits of New Yorkers
Posted February 27, 2009
- 44: Percentage of New Yorkers who describe themselves as overweight
- 19 : Percentage of New Yorkers who use tobacco regularly
- 63: Percentage of New Yorkers who consumed alcohol in the last year
- 46: Percentage of drinkers who have one or two drinks a week
- 10: Percentage of drinkers who consume more than 15 drinks a week
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Sources: Siena Research Institute
Reader Comments
New York Smokes Too Much, Drinks to Much, Is Fat Too Much
If people are overweight, they are prone to a whole host of illness, such as cancer,heart disease and diabetes, etc..
We should have incentives for people to eat nutritious and non-fattening food.Otherwise, our health care costs will continue to skyrocket.
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