We don't exercise enough, but get plenty of added sugar.

79% of adults don't meet the physical activity guidelines that advise getting at least 2½ hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity such as brisk walking, or one hour and 15 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, such as jogging. Plus, the guidelines recommend that adults do muscle-strengthening activities, such as push-ups, sit-ups or exercise using resistance bands or weights. These activities should involve all major muscle groups and be done on two or more days a week, the guidelines say.
The latest statistics wer published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Steve: It is astounding that given all the well-known benefits of physical activity, that so few of us choose to be regularly active. One of the most powerful things you can do for your health is to be active. Yet, when it comes to added sugars, Americans are not only getting enough, but way too much.
About 13% of adults' daily calories come from added sugars in things like cake and regular soda. Men consume about 335 calories a day from added sugars; women, 239 calories. These are sugars added to processed and prepared foods but does not even include sugar added at the table.

The results were published by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A similar study last year showed that kids and teens are downing about 16% of their daily calories (322 calories) from added sugars. Boys consume 362 calories a day from them; girls, 282 calories.

The current intake of added sugars is far more than the amount recommended by public health organizations.