Only 42 per cent of adults exercise regularly. Let me amend that. Forty two per cent of adults claim they exercise regularly. God only knows how bad the situation would be if they told the truth. Sitting in darkened pubs downing pints and watching football on the telly, one suspects.
Most adults drink alcohol.
Twentyseven per cent of men and 21 per cent of women drink more than the recommended weekly limits of sensible alcohol consumption. It is the equivalent of 21 half pints for a man and 14 half pints for a woman. Notice that is half pints. Almost a third of Irish adults smoke, and that's an awful lot when you consider the attempts that have been made to scare us off this deadly drug. Such limitations have also been found in regard to campaigns on hard drugs and unsafe sex.