Most studies that I’ve reported on here in my Health and Nutrition Bites are focused on the risks of negative health factors such as being overweight or obese, having a high Waist to Hip ratio, being inactive or smoking. Those studies tell you that having those risk factors mean you’re more likely to become seriously ill or die and give you all sorts of percentages – 40% more likely to have a heart attack or 30% more likely to die of all causes and so on and so on and so on.
But what about the reverse? If you don’t smoke, get enough exercise, and maintain a healthy weight are you actually less likely to get sick or die? The Effects of Being Healthy
