The 1999 Safe& Drug FreeSchoolsand CommunitiesYouth Risk BehaviorStudy collecteddata from representative
samplesof both high school(n=590)and middleschoolstudents(n=643)on Guamin May,I 999. Resultsshowedthat the dietary
and exercisehabitsof Cuam'sadolescents were sub-optimal. Out of the 643 middle schoolstudentssurveyed, 26%consumed
a t l e a s t 3 m e a l s p e r w e e k a t a f a s t f o o d r e s t a u r a n t a n d 5 3 . 3 % c o n s u m e d a t l e a s t 2 c a n s o f s w e e t e n e d s o d a p e r d a y . G u a m a d o l e s c e n t s
hadavery low intakeof fruitsandvegetables. As many as75.3%of hiqh schoolstudentsreportedconsumingfruitsandvegetables
lessthan once a day. Studentswho practicedunsafeweight loss practiceswere significantlymore likelyto smoke cigarettes,
and use illegaldrugs. In addition,26.9%of adolescents urveyedwere considered'overweight' similarto the prevalenceof
overweightreportedamong U.S.Mainlandadolescents. Finally, data from surveyshowedthat adolescents on Cuam spent more
time watchingtelevisionand lesstime performingvariousphysicalactivitiesthan adolescents in the u.S.mainland. Thesesub
optimalpracticesput Cuam'sadolescents at increasedrisk for immediateand long-termhealthproblems