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Living in Glasgow could kill you.
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Living in Glasgow could kill you.
Weegies have a notoriously grim penchant for all things unhealthy . . .
Cardiovascular disease – encouraged by an unhealthy diet –
is the city’s biggest killer.
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and nearly six times more people die as a result of alcohol abuse in
Glasgow than anywhere else in the UK, according to NHS GGC.
Smoking accounts for one-fifth of all deaths in Glasgow, with most dying from lung cancer and heart disease,
Anthropologists call it the “Glasgow effect” – a mixture of social, cultural
and biological factors.