health today as far as health practitioners are concerned is all about preventative medicine-health promotion for one.bad habits this country has acquired over the years, including smoking and bad diets, fair enough, but lets try and not DICTATE to people how they should live , but educate them about healthier alternatives, with a non-judgemental attitude.I think it might take time , and a bit of resistance, and hey it wont be the last time ive heard of an obese dietician supposedly giving people health advice. but if someone eats some veg twice a week instead of not at all, thats a start!if someone wants to give up smoking, thats a start too, and 20 yrs down the line they might not have to pop blood pressure, angina tabs, or any other smoking-related medications for so years on end.its called HEALTH PROMOTION.why not think of it as a good thing? one person who wants to give up fags is a good thing.for them and for the health service.its not a matter of that self-inflicted crap, only pathological control freaks think like that.thankfully 99% of the population are sane.