== Preventing illness by reducing health risks ==
[[File:11834504 3cc3c49559.jpg|250px|right|thumbnail|Two of the major risk factors for becoming [[obesity|obese]] according to the [[Mayo Clinic]] are poor dietary choices and inactivity.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obesity/DS00314/DSECTION=causes Causes of obesity]</ref> ]]
''See also:'' [[Self-care]] and [[Health risks linked to obesity]]
In 2020, Britain's eminent medical journal ''Lancet'' reported: