Northwestern Ontario residents have a couple of
unhealthy vices according to a Statistics Canada Community
Health Survey.
The 2005 Survey was released on Wednesday, and states
that 40% of area residents smoked their first cigarette
between the ages of 5 and 14. Provincially only 33%
started smoking at such a young age.
Health Unit Spokesperson Val Mann says many Northerners
are overweight.
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The survey says many area residents are not eating
enough vegetables and fruit.
Mann says they’ll be using the data to tailor their
programs to combat the region’s health issues.
