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	2011 Results for 9th through 12th Grade Weight Management and Dietary Behaviors
	Question Area YRBS Question 2011 Total Percentage Detailed Information Trend Information Weight Management Percentage of students who were overweight (i.e., at or above the 85th percentile but below the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex). 14.5% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who were obese (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex). 11.0% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who described themselves as slightly or very overweight. 28.6% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who were trying to lose weight. 43.4% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who exercised to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days. 60.6% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate less food, fewer calories, or foods low in fat to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days. 39.3% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who went without eating for 24 hours or more to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days.  10.3% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who took any diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor’s advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days. 5.0% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who vomited or took laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the past 30 days. 4.1% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011 Dietary Behaviors Percentage of students who ate fruits and vegetables five or more times per day during the past seven days. 17.4% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who drank 100% fruit juices one or more times during the past seven days. 84.0% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate fruit one or more times during the past seven days. 90.6% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate fruits two or more times per day during the past seven days. 28.7% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate green salad one or more times during the past seven days. 61.0% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate potatoes one or more times during the past seven days. 76.9% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate carrots one or more times during the past seven days. 52.2% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate other vegetables one or more times during the past seven days. 82.6% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate vegetables three or more times per day during the past seven days. 10.8% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate fruits two or more times per day and ate vegetables three or more times per day during the past seven days. 8.4% Detailed Data Table Not Available   Percentage of students who drank three or more glasses per day of milk during the past seven days.  23.4% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who drank sugar-containing beverages one or more times per day during the past seven days. 37.6% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop one or more times per day during the past seven days. 26.8% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate breakfast on seven of the past seven days. 38.2% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011   Percentage of students who ate a meal with their family on three or more of the past seven days. 72.3% Detailed Data Table North Dakota YRBS Trends 1995-2011

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