Americans identify leading health habits for 2015 in CRN survey

WASHINGTON — Nearly three-fourths (72%) of Americans will be committing to “drinking enough water” in 2015, according to a new survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of the Council for Responsible Nutrition in December 2014 among more than 2,000 U.S. adults.

 

“We’re encouraged to see that people recognize the importance of appropriate levels of hydration,” said Duffy MacKay, SVP scientific and regulatory affairs, CRN. “But water is only one of the healthy habits that this survey demonstrated people found most important. Let’s remember that the key to good health is a constellation of healthy habits, not just one habit in isolation.”

 

According to the survey, “drinking enough water” was the No. 1 health-and-wellness habit American adults are committing to in 2015, with the following four options rounding up the top five: eating healthy/healthier in general (66%); getting more physically active (62%); getting more sleep (49%); and taking vitamins (47%). 

 

In the bottom five were starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast (37%); spending more time with family and friends in real life, instead of online (34%); staying cool, calm and collected when stuck in traffic (30%); visiting the doctor before getting sick (23%); and tracking meals/exercise via mobile apps, online tools or personal gadgets (17%). 

 

This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll on behalf of CRN from Dec. 8-10, 2014 among 2,021 adults ages 18 years and older.