http://shine.yahoo.com/tag/americans http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/surprising-stats-americans-are-less-healthy-than-we-were-20-years-ago-474462/ <img src= "http://mtblog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/healthybites/assets_c/2009/06/statschart-thumb-500x214.jpg" alt="statschart.jpg" align="left" height="142" width= "333">According to <strong><a rel="nofollow" href= "http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343%2808%2901207-2/abstract">a recent study in the American Journal of Medicine</a></strong>, our healthy habits have taken a nosedive in the past 20 years. Americans are less likely to eat fruits and veggies and exercise regularly, and more likely to have a high BMI and hit the bottle. nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/surprising-stats-americans-are-less-healthy-than-we-were-20-years-ago-474462/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/surprising-stats-americans-are-less-healthy-than-we-were-20-years-ago-474462/ http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/it-took-a-lot-to-get-here-but-americans-are-saving-are-you-spending-less-and-saving-more-469845/ <img alt="Getty Images" title="Getty Images" src= "http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/_MtucpQl10Go/photos/dbbbc98074c2e3832f6dee830ba378b5/mr_4b1188b63a5546.jpg?ug_____DaykrizXg" align="left" width="400" height="266">It took a lot to get us here, but we Americans are saving more. <a rel="nofollow" href= "http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090601/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy">The personal savings rate increased to 5.7 percent</a>--the highest in nearly 14 years, the Commerce Department reports. Consumers have been… nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/it-took-a-lot-to-get-here-but-americans-are-saving-are-you-spending-less-and-saving-more-469845/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/it-took-a-lot-to-get-here-but-americans-are-saving-are-you-spending-less-and-saving-more-469845/