Sir Michael Marmot has a new book out and in yesterday's Guardian there was an article that outlines some of his concerns around the entrenchment of societies inequities and how these impact upon the health of the nation. Individually, we are all responsible for many lifestyle choices but just how much control we actually have is a contentious issue and we can be pretty sure that it isn't as much as we would like to think.
Understanding how much control people have over their lifestyle choices has an impact on our expectations when designing lifestyle interventions and working with patients and clients and increasingly researchers are pointing to the bigger, socio-ecological factors as being the areas that need more attention if we are going to decrease rates of lifestyle related illness.
To read more, see The Health Gap, by Sir Michael Marmot
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