This feels like terrible communication of risk to me:
"Most adults living unhealthy lifestyle"
bbc.co.uk/news/health-46…
"The data from the Health Survey for England showed nearly nine in 10 had at least one unhealthy trait."

How unhealthy is unhealthy?

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In reply to @christianp

Smoking and drinking too much are some of the traits, as you'd expect, but so are "don't eat 5 fruit or veg a day" and "low rates of physical activity", which are in a completely different league of risk.

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In reply to @christianp

No link to more information, of course, because this is BBC News, and the "related internet links" seem to have been picked by a robot: a link to a random GP practice, the YMCA, and a community garden. No explanation of how those are relevant.

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In reply to @christianp

I've tracked down the summary of the HSE report; it's at files.digital.nhs.uk/5B/B1297D/HSE%…
As I expected, 71% of adults don't eat five portions of fruit and veg a day. Half of those have one or more other risk factors. Not convinced this categorisation is helpful

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In reply to @christianp

Oh, that's not necessarily true - 36% of people have only one risk factor, which I incorrectly assumed was always not enough fruit and veg.

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