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Common unhealthy lifestyle traits in people

Too much alcohol and too little fruit and veg is the most common poor lifestyle combination

04-Dec-2018

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Smoking, excess alcohol, low fruit and vegetable intake, obesity and inactivity are unhealthy traits.

Nine in ten had at least one of these unhealthy traits while half of adults have two or more.

Number of smokers and excessive alcohol users have gone down.

The annual survey asked 8,000 adults and 2,000 children about their lifestyles.

NHS presented the results of this Health Survey for England 2017 as a National Statistics publication.

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NHS Digital

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Obesity Health Alliance (OHA)

A coalition of organisations working together to reduce overweight & obesity.

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