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Summarize the article below.

Most Americans, however, do not eat a healthful diet and are not physically active at levels needed to maintain proper health. Adults in the U.S. consume fruit about 1.1 times per day and vegetables about 1.6 times per day; adolescents showed even lower intake.¹ Across age and gender, Americans' average daily fruit and vegetable consumption does not meet intake recommendations.² Compounding this is the fact that a majority of adults (81.6%) and adolescents (81.8%) do not get the recommended amount of physical activity.³

As a result of these behaviors, the Nation has experienced a dramatic increase in obesity. Today, approximately 1 in 3 adults (34.0%) and 1 in 6 children and adolescents (16.2%) are obese. Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, which are among the leading causes of death. In addition to grave health consequences, overweight and obesity significantly increase medical costs and pose a staggering burden on the U.S. medical care delivery system.

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Diet and it's related problems in Americans :

According to this article the American adolescents are taking less fruits and vegetables than the adults. Due to that they are not meeting the recommended daily allowance.

The adults and adolescents are not getting the recommended physical activity. In that adults 81.6% and adolescents are 81.8%.

Due to that food habits they are becoming obese, approximately 1 in three adults 34.0 %, 1 in 6 childrens and adolescents 16.2 %, it leads to they are getting problems like heart diseases, stroke, type two diabetes mellitus, and finally death.

So finally obese leads to more Medical costs and burden on the U. S medical care delivery system.