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Moderate exerciseQ How often do you take moderate exercise?Every day31%Cumbria%324-6 times a week23%211-3 times a week28%29More than once amonth, but lessthan once a weekLess than once amonth2%10%73Never4%4Base: 2,1529.3 Balanced Eating.Eating a minimum of five portions of fruit and vegetables each day has been shown tosignificantly reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers by up to 20%. Figure 14illustrates the daily fruit and vegetable consumption by residents of Carlisle during 2003.Only 16.6% of Carlisle residents ate at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day.Women were inclined to eat more fruit and vegetables than men, while 5.4% of men ate no fruitand vegetables compared to 2.3% of women.Figure 14: Daily Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.Daily Fruit and Vegetable ConsumptionPercentage100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%16.6% 13.8% 19.5%16.5%13.5%19.6%26.1%24.3%27.9%22.0%24.0%19.9%15.0%19.0%10.8%3.9% 5.4% 2.3%Carlisle andDistrictMaleFemale5432109.4 Fried Food.Eating foods which are high in saturated fats is associated with raised blood cholesterol levels,which in turn is linked to an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease.Fried foods are high in saturated fats and should be avoided.Fiona Huntington 19 of 47
The North Cumbria Health and Lifestyle Survey (2003) found that 55% of Carlisle residents didnot eat fried food. However more than a third of residents said they ate fried food once or twicea week while 8% stated that they ate it between three and six times a week. Figure 15 showshow regularly people ate fried food on a weekly basis while Figure 16 compares the differencebetween the genders in the consumption of fried food. More men reported eating fried food thanwomen with three times as many men as women reporting eating it three to six times a weekand twice as many men as women reported eating fried food on a daily basis.Figure 15: Fried Food Consumption.Fried Food ComsumptionPercentage of Population100%80%60%40%20%0%66.33 28.64 4.12 0.945.0940.0312.23 2.6555.45 34.8 8.2 1.8None 1-2timesweek3-6timesweekoncedayWomenMenCarlisle andDistrictWeekly ConsumptionFigure 16: Fried Food Consumption by GenderFiona Huntington 20 of 47
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