Number of Britons living with chronic illnesses set to rise

Life expectancy set to increase but sedentary lifestyles will lead to more chronic illnesses, says report

More than 2 million Britons will be living with four or more chronic illnesses within 20 years due to time spent living a sedentary lifestyle, new research has found.

Although life expectancy is set to increase by 3.6 years for men and 2.9 years for women, two-thirds of this extra time is likely to be marred by disease.

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Continue reading... January 24, 2018 at 05:54AM