What do lack of exercise, smoking, and a poor diet have in common? All three are not only hard habits to break, but they are considered to be risk factors for heart disease. Inactivity or lack of exercise makes people twice as likely to have heart disease as active people. It is also associated with obesity, increased blood pressure, increased risk of diabetes and high cholesterol. Experts have warned that failure to exercise can be as bad for health as smoking a packet of cigarettes every day. An estimated 65 percent to 85 percent of the world’s population fail to take enough exercise.
Smoking poses a higher risk of developing several chronic disorders, such as fatty build-ups in arteries (atherosclerosis), several types of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Atherosclerosis is a major contributor to the high rates of deaths from smoking. Several studies have shown that cigarette smoking is a major cause of coronary heart disease, which leads to heart attack. Hardened smokers need the support of their families, friends, colleagues and even doctors to wean themselves off nicotine-addiction.
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