After all, as the overall figures show, having an unhealthy lifestyle is not a minority problem.

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An unhealthy lifestyle, particularly one marked by obesity, smoking and hypertension, has replaced large animals as the predator.

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That paper made it clear that it was not watching TV for long periods that was unhealthy, but it reflected an unhealthy lifestyle.

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The prevalence of diseases related to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle is also on the rise, the government said.

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Allied with the island's compact urban environment -- huge expanses of open space are rare -- and you get an unhealthy "visual lifestyle, " says the health ministry's Rajan.

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Thomas Pasqualini, a 50-year-old supply-chain official at Solo Cup, says an executive physical at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 2006 spurred him to fix his unhealthy lifestyle.

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