A health survey was completed by eighty-two sixth grade students at the Huntingdon Area Middle School to see what they thought about health related concerns. Students were asked specific questions related to comparing food products before purchasing, buying nutritious foods, general eating habits, whether they ate ice cream and drunk soda pop, and their physical exercise habits after school. The survey produced the following results. The bar graph below shows the number of male and female students that eat junk, nutritious or equal amounts of junk and nutritious foods. The two pie graphs show the percentage of females and males that eat mostly junk, nutritious or a combination of junk and nutritious foods.
Girls eat a higher percentage of nutritious food.
However, it is very negative that the percentage of both genders eating equal amounts of junk and nutritious foods are so high. One reason could be that society pressures females to be thin and attractive. This pressure could be felt even at the sixth grade level. Even though concern for nutrition and exercise is healthy, it is important to know that overdoing it can be harmful. Health Survey by Julie Thompson , Emily Sowell , and Emily Schall .