Table 4.

Lifestyle Risk Components, Indicators, Recommendations, and Scoring.

Component/Risk Indicator	Recommendation	Scoring
Nutritiona
Fried food	≤ 160–320 calories/week	2 points
Fruit	≥ 10.5–17.5 servings/week	2 points
Vegetables	≥ 14–28 servings/week	2 points
Whole grains	≥ 21–56 servings/week	2 points
Nondiet soda	Less than 1 serving/week	2 points
Moderate physical activityb	150 minutes/week
1–29 minutes		2 points
30–149 minutes		4 points
150–199 minutes		6 points
200–299 minutes		8 points
>300 minutes		10 points
Tobacco use	No tobacco use	High risk if any use
Lifestyle risk	-
High	Take action	≤ 5 total points or any tobacco use
Medium	Improve on	6–14 total points
Low	Doing well	≥ 15 total points

^aBased on 2010 US dietary guidelines that depend on sex, age, and physical activity level.²⁷

^bWe standardized time spent engaging in physical activity of different intensities as follows: minutes of high-intensity activity ¼ minutes of moderate-intensity activity times 2. Adults aged 18 to 64 need 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity or 75 minutes of high-intensity physical activity per week.²⁸