This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29826837
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| 'Wake-up' call to people over health | 'Wake-up' call to people over health |
| (1 day later) | |
| People in Wales need to "wake up" and take responsibility for their health to avoid disease and early death, leading experts have warned. | People in Wales need to "wake up" and take responsibility for their health to avoid disease and early death, leading experts have warned. |
| It comes after one of the most influential research projects ever undertaken found healthy living can dramatically reduce chronic illness. | It comes after one of the most influential research projects ever undertaken found healthy living can dramatically reduce chronic illness. |
| Cardiff University researchers have been tracking the habits of 2,500 men from Caerphilly since 1979. | Cardiff University researchers have been tracking the habits of 2,500 men from Caerphilly since 1979. |
| Unhealthy living has accounted for 10% of NHS spending in Wales since then. | Unhealthy living has accounted for 10% of NHS spending in Wales since then. |
| The Caerphilly Cohort Study is the longest-running research project of its kind looking into the influence of environmental factors on conditions such as cancer, dementia, diabetes and heart disease. | The Caerphilly Cohort Study is the longest-running research project of its kind looking into the influence of environmental factors on conditions such as cancer, dementia, diabetes and heart disease. |
| What the 35-year study found | What the 35-year study found |
| Those who followed four or five health steps, including exercise, a balanced diet, not smoking, maintaining a healthy bodyweight and low alcohol intake, were: | Those who followed four or five health steps, including exercise, a balanced diet, not smoking, maintaining a healthy bodyweight and low alcohol intake, were: |
| According to the latest Welsh Health Survey, less than 1% of adults in Wales follow the five health steps, while 39% live a lifestyle considered unhealthy. | According to the latest Welsh Health Survey, less than 1% of adults in Wales follow the five health steps, while 39% live a lifestyle considered unhealthy. |
| Unhealthy living has accounted for 10% of Welsh NHS costs since the study began, while the annual cost of prevention and public services in Wales is £280m. | Unhealthy living has accounted for 10% of Welsh NHS costs since the study began, while the annual cost of prevention and public services in Wales is £280m. |
| Professor Peter Elwood, who led the study, said although the research showed healthy living was not a complete prevention, the men who did develop chronic illnesses did so at a much older age than those who led "neglectful lifestyles". | |
| He said the study was a "wake-up call" for the people of Wales to change their habits. | He said the study was a "wake-up call" for the people of Wales to change their habits. |
| "The appalling fact is that recent surveys across the whole of Wales yield almost identical proportions of men and women following the healthy and the unhealthy lifestyles that had been found in Caerphilly 35 years ago," he said. | |
| "As a nation, we must wake up to the preventive power of living a healthy life." | "As a nation, we must wake up to the preventive power of living a healthy life." |
| The findings of the study, shared at a healthy ageing summit in Cardiff on Thursday, have paved the way for new studies into health and lifestyle, including research involving half-a-million people in the UK. | The findings of the study, shared at a healthy ageing summit in Cardiff on Thursday, have paved the way for new studies into health and lifestyle, including research involving half-a-million people in the UK. |
| Work on how thinking function declines and dementia is continuing under the UK Biobank study led by Prof John Gallacher at Cardiff's School of Medicine. | Work on how thinking function declines and dementia is continuing under the UK Biobank study led by Prof John Gallacher at Cardiff's School of Medicine. |