39.3% of adults reported consuming fruit less than one time daily.
60.3% of students who ate vegetables one or more times per day during the past seven days
Physical Activity
53.7% of adults achieved the equivalent of at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week.
44% of students were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven days.
Risk Factors
Poor nutrition and physical inactivity contributes four out of the six leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes.
Prevention Strategies
Strive to maintain a healthy BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 by practicing healthy behaviors.
Achieve 150 minutes of physical activity per week and include strength training exercises at least two days a week.
Eat a healthy diet within daily calorie needs and include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat dairy products, lean meats, limited processed meats, and reduced sugar intake.
Healthy SD Access information and resources on how to eat heathy and move more.
Diabetes Prevention Program For those at risk, learn how type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with lifestyle changes such as eating healthier, increasing physical activity and learning healthy coping skills in this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention video.
Better Choices Better Health The program help individuals take control of a chronic condition through a chronic disease-self management program offered once a week for six weeks.
Nutrition Behaviors