February 23 , 2006

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For HWS Student-Athletes,

Here are some more results from the 2005 fall web survey.

Health-related behavior profiles for the typical HWS student-athlete:

The majority of student-athletes…

• eat at least three meals per day (56%);
  
• consume alcohol no more than once per week or do not drink at all (57%);
  
• sleep at least 7 hours per night (64%);
  
• never use tobacco (60%).
  

Source: November 2005 web survey of 369 HWS student-athletes (79% of all intercollegiate athletes on campus).

MVP E-bits produced by David W. Craig and H. Wesley Perkins