When it comes to being healthy, the world’s priority is getting more sleep rather than eating healthy food, exercising or taking vitamins, a poll has found.

Worldwide, 66 percent of people get enough sleep, compared to 59 percent who eat healthy food and 57 percent who regularly exercise.

Indonesians and Indians are the most well-rested, with 85 and 77 percent respectively reporting they get enough sleep.

Meanwhile the Polish and Russians get by with the least shut-eye, with only 51 percent and 52 percent getting enough rest to maintain health.

The poll, by market research organization GfK, questioned more than 28,000 in 23 countries on which activities they regularly do to maintain their physical health.

It found only that while sushi may be touted as a diet option, only 29 percent of people in Japan say they eat healthy food.

And while curry is billed as a high-calorie Friday night treat, 79 percent of people in India say they eat healthily. Mexico and China have the highest number of people who exercise on a regular basis (68 percent and 67 percent), while Japan and Russia have fewer fitness fanatics (39 percent and 40 percent).

For the survey, GfK interviewed people aged 15 or older in 23 countries either online or face-to-face in summer 2014.

The countries included Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine and the United States.

They were asked which activity they were most likely to carry out in order to maintain their physical health, from a list of 14 activities from sleep and exercise to unplugging from technology and meditating.

Having children seems to make people more healthy. Parents get 2 percent more sleep than non-parents and lead in eating healthy food by 8 percent.

    调查发现：谈起健康时，世界各地的人都将充分的睡眠放在第一位，而非饮食健康、加强锻炼抑或补充维生素。在全球，有66%的人睡眠充足，相比较下，59%的人饮食健康，57%的人锻炼规律。

    印度尼西亚人和印度人休息的最好。据报道，85%的印度尼西亚人和77%的印度人睡眠充足。

    与此同时，波兰人和俄罗斯人最缺乏睡眠。只有51%的波兰人和52%的俄罗斯人获得维持健康的基本睡眠时间。

    就人们为保持健康经常进行的活动这个问题，市场调查组织GfK对来自23个国家的2.8万人展开了调查。

    调查发现，尽管寿司被标榜为瘦身食品，仅有29%的日本人称自己饮食健康。

    咖喱被称为周五晚上的高卡路里大餐，但79%的印度人说他们吃得健康。

    墨西哥和中国经常健身的人最多，所占比例分别为68%和67%。而日本和俄罗斯健身人很少，所占比例分别为39%和40%。

    2014年夏天，GfK公司通过网络或面对面的方式对23个国家的15岁及以上人群进行了访问。

    这些国家包括阿根廷、澳大利亚、比利时、巴西、加拿大、中国、法国、德

    国、印度、印尼、意大利、日本、墨西哥、波兰、俄罗斯、南非、韩国、西班牙、瑞

    典、土耳其、英国、乌克兰和美国。

    受调查人需要回答的是：为了保持健康最喜欢进行哪种活动。答案有14项可

    选，比如运动、睡觉、放下电子产品进行一下冥想。

    有小孩似乎让人生活更健康。有孩子的人比没孩子的人多2%睡眠，吃健康饮食的比例高出8%。

Words to Learn 相关词汇

【标榜】biāobǎng tout promote or praise energetically, publicize

【冥想】míngxiǎng meditate think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner