New study shows nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases

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.