Health effects of living habits
Vuori, I.
Duodecim; Laaketieteellinen Aikakauskirja 131(8): 729-736
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-7183 PMID: 26237888 Document Number: 684445
Single healthy living habits such as non-smoking and regular physical activity decrease the risk of common non-communicable diseases, unsuccessful aging and premature death to a small to moderate degree. Their cumulative effects are, however, large. Only a small minority of people adhere well to all healthy living habits or even the healthiest ones. Consequently, the population attributable fractions of major public health problems due to unhealthy lifestyles are large. Substantial improvement of public health calls for policies and programs to influence the root causes of the lifestyles in the multiple environments and systems where they are developed, maintained, and changed.