"We already know that active and passive smoking has severe health implications, " said Phillipa Major, its assistant director of research.

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Losing 10 percent of your weight, staying physically active, not smoking and eating a healthy diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables will go a long way toward keeping you healthy, regardless of where you fall in the BMI chart.

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These claims are accompanied by the statistics from one area or another and of course a significant drop in heart attacks just as the smoking ban becomes active in that area.

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There are much safer and healthier ways to look after your heart, like getting physically active, eating a healthy, balanced diet and stopping smoking.

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Stopping smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and being as active as possible are all things that you can do to help protect your heart.

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The magnificently situated Rancho las Hamacas in San Jacinto, northwest Nicaragua, overlooks the natural bubbling mud pools of Hervideros de San Jacinto, where you can camp for the night before climbing the smoking Volcano Telica, one of the country's 12 fumingly active Maribios volcanoes.

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Not smoking, eating a high-quality and healthful diet, not being overweight and being physically active all contribute to a person's health, he said.

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