Research in Canada found many high-risk patients do not recognize a need to change their lifestyle—especially with hypertension, diabetes, and alcohol use. The risk factors most likely to encourage change to improve health were: smoking, obesity, sedentary living, high stress and low fruit and vegetable intake. Those younger in age, female, educated and with higher household incomes were more likely to improve.
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Adapted from PositiveChoices.com
