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Optimal:
best, ideal, best way
CDC Original Sentences:
It is estimated that only about 17% of U.S. adults are considered to be in a state of optimal mental health.
Plain Language Sentences:
Mental health experts estimate that only about 1 in 5 U.S. adults has the best possible mental health.
NOTE: Use whole numbers instead of decimals, fractions, or percentages when possible. Also, examples of best possible mental health would help make the idea more concrete.
Entry Last Modified 4 November 2016
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