Five habits to avoid an early death
Bad habits are tough to break, and there are a handful of activities that can be truly detrimental to your health.
Even when they're truly detrimental to your health, certain activities can be difficult to give up.
Whether it's smoking, regularly indulging in sugary beverages, or binge drinking, there are a handful of practices that experts have linked to an early death.
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Before suggesting that these activities were harmful, researchers studied big groups of people over long periods of time.
Here's an overall look at what scientists have concluded are the most harmful habits for your health:
1. Drinking sugary beverages and eating processed foods
2. Smoking
3. Sitting for long periods of time
4. A bad diet leading to one becoming overweight or underweight
5. Drinking heavily
These harmful habits are all linked to heart health problems, and can cause early death.
What habit do you wish you could give up? Let us know below.