I have to write a research paper for school and I have to do field research. If everyone could just answer these questions I would be very grateful. You won't have to give out really personal information.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?

Thanks a lot! :D

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds) : In 2005? About 6 times I suppose. I'm not 100% positive though.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?: Not at all. The last time I was at the doctor was last month for a mandatory driver's physical.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily? Nope.

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?: Yes, my mom had breast cancer.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones? No.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians? I was for a 2 month period of time, but not any longer. I rarely eat red meat though.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child? Yep! Flintstones all the way.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child? I think so.

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements? I think that whatever floats your boat is what you should do, as long as you're staying healthy.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food? A moderate amount, I would say.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family? No.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine? Not that I'm aware of .. so no.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)
-- Umm, about 3 or 4.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?
--Twice.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?
-- No. :o

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?
--On my dad's side.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?
-- Nope.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?
-- Nope. We're all meat eaters.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?
-- Yuppers. The Flinstone kind.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?
--Yep.

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?
--Through the food they eat.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?
-- Oh, yeah.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?
--Nope.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?
-- Possibly...

Come people I need a whole lot more than 2.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds) Once...I think.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups? Hmm...twice I believe.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily? No, but I'm pretty sure I come close.

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?Nope.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?I don't take any, anymore.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?No.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?Yep.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?Yes.

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?Food. It's in a more active form, thus, it's better.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?More than I should.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?No.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?
No.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)i dont remeber

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?twice

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?no

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?yes

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?no

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?i was

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?once or twice

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?no

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?no

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?yeah

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?no

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?
no

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)
two or three colds and one horrible stomach virus

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?
once for horribly infected poison ivy....lol

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?
probably not

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?
not really....a few people with cancer that weren't directly related...and my grandpa had a lot of heart attacks...but no real "history"of it.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?
not at the moment

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?
I'm not a vegetarian but I don't eat much meat

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?
occasionally

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?
yes

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?
through the food they eat

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?
not really

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?
no

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)
none

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?
none

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?
mostly

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?
um... not that im aware of

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?
yep, centrum.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?
neither

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?
ummm getting close to winter i took vitamin C vitamins, yeah

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?
ahuh

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?
throgh the food they eat. the vitamin supplements are exactly that - supplements, not a complete wonder diet.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?
not really

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?
nope

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?
ummm not that im aware of.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds) :
About 5 times.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?:
Twice.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?
No.

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?:
No.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?
Yes, calcium, glucosamine and a multivitamin.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?
Yes, I'm a vegetarian, but my parents aren't.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?
Yes.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?
Yes.

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?
Probably through the food they eat, but nothings wrong with taking vitamin supplements.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?
No.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?
No.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?
No.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)Once in 2005.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups? I haven't. Not for what your talking about, anyway.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily? I'm not sure. My dad is a health freak, so I suppose so.

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family? Yes.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones? Yes, Zinc.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians? My family is.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child? Vitamin C. Lololol.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child? Yes..

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements? By food.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food? Nope.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family? Nope.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine? Yes, zinc, my body doesnt absorb it from the food I eat ^^

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds)
Ummm, probably about four.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups?
Once, not counting a physical.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily?
I try, but not usually.

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family?
Cancer. My mom's side.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones?
No. Sometimes I take Vitamin C.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians?
No.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child?
Sometimes.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child?
Yes.

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?
I think you should try by eating foods but vitamins are better than nothing.

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food?
A moderate amount. Nothing crazy.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family?
No.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine?
I don't think so.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds) I would guess about 6-7. I get colds often.

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups? None.

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily? No, but I'm probably pretty close.

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family? Yes.

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones? No.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians? No.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child? Yes.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child? Not really.

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements?

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food? Kind of.

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family? No.

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine? No.

1. How many times in the last year have you been sick? (even colds) never

2. How many times in the past year have you been to the doctor, not counting checkups? three times

3. Do you eat the recommended servings of all the food groups daily? probably close

4. Do you have a history of cancer or heart disease in your family? cancer

5. Do you take any vitamin or mineral supplements? If so, which ones? No.

6. Are you a vegetarian or were your parents vegetarians? No.

7. Did you take vitamins as a child? Yes.

8. Did your parents make sure to feed you nutritionally balanced meals as a child? yes and i am tired of it

9. Do you think it is better for people to get the vitamins and nutrients they need through the food they eat or by taking vitamin supplements? both, it depends on the way you cook the food

10.Do you eat a lot of junk food? chocholate

11. Do you have a history of osteoperosis in your family? No. huh?

12. Has your doctor ever recommended taking vitamin supplements over medicine? huh