New research into the nation’s attitude towards health reveal that while 38% of us describe ourselves as ‘fairly health conscious’, our knowledge of what techniques and habits can improve our health is sorely lacking.

This was shown in almost half the population (46%) not understanding that eating healthy balanced meals would improve their overall health, less than a third (29%) realised that decreasing alcohol intake would improve their overall health, and 5% mistakenly believed that Arsenic was something they should be taking daily.
Arsenic occurs naturally in the earth, and at low levels is harmless. However when consumed over a long period of time, it can lead to adverse effects in the stomach and liver. This pales in comparison to 4% believing that radioactive isotope Polonium would improve health if consumed, when in actual fact would give you metal poisoning, liver damage, followed by death.