Nurture beats nature when it comes to many diseases

Our environment, even from childhood, has a significant impact on our risk of disease development and premature death. — dpa

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.