<This could save our health system billions of dollars per year. Lets get fit and go for it!
>Posted by NathanJ, Sunday, 6 July 2014 2:50:48 PM

Sorry to inform you, but this simplistic thinking is delusional as it will not save the health system billions of dollars.

Theoretically leading health life style should improve health outcomes, but it will take decades well multiple decades for it to have any affect.

Case in point, whilst smoking rates are falling, we have yet to see the peak in smoking related illnesses as the baby boomers were encouraged to smoke, many have stopped, yet lung disease caused by smoking has yet to peak and medical management for these diseases have improved, thus increasing life expectancy. Thus increasing costs.

I should rephrase delusional to 'magical' thinking.