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Is health risks taking Rational?

Health risks are not taking rational so the answer is no. True rationality about these health risks would imply changed behavior, in which no one would smoke or use cocaine, and everyone would wear seat belts and control fat and calorie intakes. Each stress-managed day would include adequate exercise. We would never waste time or money achieving a glamorous tan. We'd be careful not to let our hand slip during a cocktail party discussion of artificial sweeteners and unconsciously grab a handful of fat-laden peanuts that could contain carcinogenic aflatoxins. (Ironically , the sweeteners that were the subject of discussion are statically less dangerous than drugs, fat, aflatoxin, or suntanning.) Many people choose not to stop smoking, not to exercise, and not to reduce blood lipid levels even though the health risk of coronary heart disease is then six times higher than when none of these risk factors is present(82 per 1,000 compared to an average risk of 13 p...