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Government study finds exercise lacking in U.S.

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, May 5th, 2002

A new government report says 7 in 10 adults in the United States don't regularly exercise and nearly 4 in 10 aren't physically active at all.

And despite repeated warnings about the link between a sedentary lifestyle and heart disease and diabetes, the figures haven't budged from 1997 to 2001.

The National Center for Health Statistics released the report April 7, 2002, to mark World Health Day as officials prodded Americans to do something - anything - to become more active.

"Good health is literally a walk away," said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who planned a 10-mile run to mark the day. "You don't have...

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