We are what we eat, what we drink, how we sleep and exercise. All these factors and several others
critically affect our health throughout our lives.
In a nutshell, what we are is, actually, our health!
In a nutshell, what we are is, actually, our health!
- The five leading behavioral and dietary risks—high body mass index, low fruit and vegetable intake, physical inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol use—were responsible for 24% of new cancer cases and 30% of cancer deaths.
- Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle.
- Healthy lifestyle factors had a 36% lower risk of chronic disease mortality compared with men and women with zero healthy lifestyle factors.
- A combination of healthy diet and active lifestyle is associated with decreased CVD risk in adolescents.
