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2007 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEYQ67 During the past 30 days, did you exercise to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?A. YesB. NoQN67: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q67Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q67Summary text: Percentage of students who exercised to lose weight or to keep fromgaining weight during the past 30 daysQ68 During the past 30 days, did you eat less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to loseweight or to keep from gaining weight?A. YesB. NoQN68: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q68Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q68Summary text: Percentage of students who ate less food, fewer calories, or foods low infat to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 daysQ69 During the past 30 days, did you go without eating for 24 hours or more (also calledfasting) to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?A. YesB. NoQN69: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q69Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q69Summary text: Percentage of students who went without eating for 24 hours or more tolose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 daysQ70 During the past 30 days, did you take any diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor'sadvice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight? (Do not include meal replacementproducts such as Slim Fast.)A. YesB. NoQN70: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q70Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q70Summary text: Percentage of students who took any diet pills, powders, or liquidswithout a doctor's advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weightduring the past 30 daysQ71 During the past 30 days, did you vomit or take laxatives to lose weight or to keep fromgaining weight?A. YesB. NoQN71: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q71Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q71Summary text: Percentage of students who vomited or took laxatives to lose weight orto keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days26