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Monday, March 11, 2013
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SO now we have the damning evidence – the UK is lagging well behind other developed countries on tackling ill health. New evidence in the medical journal The Lancet shows that we need to do much more to prevent heart disease and strokes.

The NHS is good at getting people better, but not so good at preventing people becoming ill in the first place. If we did as well as our EU neighbours, we'd save 30,000 lives a year – around 200 people in Bristol every year. The leading health risk factors are smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and lack of exercise.

We need to make Bristol a healthier place to live, and build in "nudges" to exercise. Helping more people to cycle to work or study would help get more people out of their cars and taking regular daily exercise. Cycling can make you thin, it can save you money and time, and it can help you live longer.

Sarah Stephens

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