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Blaine Moore · 11-12-2006, 01:01 AM

I would have split that into three options - which is worse, the smoking, or the poor diet, or the lack of exercise?

I would have to say that the worst thing is the poor diet. Smoking is harmful to your body, but there are certainly more destructive things that you can do to it. Lack of exercise is fine as long as you eat appropriately and don't plan on being very active at any point.

If you do not eat well, though, then you are going to have more problems than if you smoked or didn't exercise. Obviously, combining any two or all three makes things worse exponentially.

This is coming from somebody who has rarely smoked, always eaten well, and is a competitive athlete.

11-12-2006, 01:01 AM	#22 (permalink)
Blaine Moore Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vacationland Posts: 24	I would have split that into three options - which is worse, the smoking, or the poor diet, or the lack of exercise? I would have to say that the worst thing is the poor diet. Smoking is harmful to your body, but there are certainly more destructive things that you can do to it. Lack of exercise is fine as long as you eat appropriately and don't plan on being very active at any point. If you do not eat well, though, then you are going to have more problems than if you smoked or didn't exercise. Obviously, combining any two or all three makes things worse exponentially. This is coming from somebody who has rarely smoked, always eaten well, and is a competitive athlete.