Nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases, new study says

Experts said that the study shows the 'enormous opportunity for prevention'
Nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases, new study says
Many of the environmental risk factors for disease can be modified, researchers said (Alamy/PA)

Nurture is more influential than nature when it comes to number of major diseases and premature death, according to a new study.

Environmental factors are almost 10 times more important than genetic factors when it comes to a person’s risk of death from a number of serious diseases, according to one of the largest studies of its kind.

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