Avoiding tobacco adds 20 years to the life of a teenager. One third of all the cancers can be avoided by preventing tobacco, increasing activity levels and decreasing the fat in the diet.

We should aim to promote the healthy behaviours throughout the life course. This approach combines health promotion, disease prevention and disease management. We should reinforce healthy behaviours which already exist in our society & prevent changes to unhealthy behaviours. We should also help people revert back from unhealthy to healthy behaviours

Healthy eating habits and increased physical activity alone can

• Reduce the risk of developing diabetes by 58%
• Reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure by 66%
• Reduce the risk of developing heart attacks and stroke by 40-60%

Key to prevent diabetes, blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, cancers …