The behavioral aspects of poor health are even more important than we may have thought. That’s according to a new study finding adults who engage in even one unhealthy behavior double their risk for fair-to-poor health. And the risk increases meaningfully with each added unhealthy behavior.
Spotlight: Impact of Unhealthy Behaviors, a publication from United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings® released in partnership with Family Medicine for America’s Health, sponsor of the Health is Primary campaign, underscores the importance of taking action to address unhealthy behaviors and lower the risk of poor health, illness and chronic disease. Primary care physicians are well-positioned to help Americans take the steps needed to lower their risk — or prevent unhealthy behaviors before they start.
The report looked at adults in the United States with one or more of five behaviors: smoking, excessive drinking, obesity, insufficient sleep, and physical inactivity. It found that adults who engage in one of the behaviors were twice as likely to have fair or poor health, compared to adults with no unhealthy behaviors, but the odds increase to more than 3.5 times for those with two unhealthy behaviors and up to 8.7 times for those with all five.
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