Bristol tops list of Britain's unhealthiest cities
Bristol is home to the unhealthiest people in the UK, it has been revealed.
A study showed one in five residents of the west country hub never do any exercise while four in ten eat two or more takeaways every week.
In addition, people in the South West city smoke an average of five cigarettes every day and a third drink more than ten alcoholic drinks in the typical week.
Finally a poll of 3,000 people also found that the couch potatoes there spend up to three hours of every day watching television.
This all begs the question, how did they drag the good folk of Bristol away for long enough to get the answers to the survey?
The poll revealed Worcester was the second unhealthiest place to live in the UK - with the average adult suffering from more than five bouts of illness over the last 12 months.
The third unhealthiest city is Glasgow which is one of the most stressful places for workers, who claim to be over-worked and under pressure most of the time.
Workers in the Scottish city work through their lunch hour at least six times a month preferring to make regular trips to the vending machines instead, and a third don't take all of their holiday allowance.
TOP 10 UNHEALTHIEST CITIES
1. Bristol
2. Worcester
3. Glasgow
4. Southampton
5. Belfast
6. Brighton
7. Norwich
8. Coventry
9. Leeds
10. Sheffield
A spokesperson for BioCare, which commissioned the poll said: "This survey was devised so we could recognise areas where people were clearly not seeking any help for their health problems, such as stress levels, nutrition, back pain, and so on.
"The results clearly demonstrate that those living in Bristol and other areas identified as the unhealthiest could make a positive difference to their health by visiting their local health practitioner for advice on how to make a difference to their lifestyle and therefore well- being."
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BioCare
The third unhealthiest city is Glasgow which is one of the most stressful places for workers, who claim to be over-worked and under pressure most of the time.
Workers in the Scottish city work through their lunch hour at least six times a month preferring to make regular trips to the vending machines instead, and a third don't take all of their holiday allowance.
TOP 10 UNHEALTHIEST CITIES
1. Bristol
2. Worcester
3. Glasgow
4. Southampton
5. Belfast
6. Brighton
7. Norwich
8. Coventry
9. Leeds
10. Sheffield
A spokesperson for BioCare, which commissioned the poll said: "This survey was devised so we could recognise areas where people were clearly not seeking any help for their health problems, such as stress levels, nutrition, back pain, and so on.
"The results clearly demonstrate that those living in Bristol and other areas identified as the unhealthiest could make a positive difference to their health by visiting their local health practitioner for advice on how to make a difference to their lifestyle and therefore well- being."
LINKS
BioCare
