You don’t smoke. You live a generally healthy life, so you’re in the clear as far as unhealthy habits are concerned, right?
Not so fast! It seems like every day, a new study comes out finding that habit X is “as bad for you as smoking,” whether it’s sitting all day or eating too much fat. So is there any legitimacy to those claims? We checked out a bunch of those studies to find out what the researchers mean when they claim that those things are as bad for you as cigarettes, and in most cases, they’re not lying.
I ? Word Understanding
in the clear ? surely good
legitimacy ? truth / general acceptance
II ? Have Your Say
1. A recent report projected that cancer will be the leading cause of
death in the U.S. by 2030.
2. 6 habits as bad as smoking:
? Sitting all day.
? Eating too much meat and cheese.
? Cooking with natural gas.
? Cooking with the wrong oil.
? Tanning indoors.
? Not getting enough sleep.
