Can someone explain to me the failing heath issues of truckers

You'll usually have at least 10 hours off every day to do with as you wish.

 

its poor eating habits smoking lack of sleep lack of exercise.but I dont think this profession is the main factor for poor health. There's too much temptation out there.Folks that dont drive. truck are not any better then truck drivers far as poor health is concerned

 

erm...what?
I get a 10 hour break from driving and on duty status. I'm usually asleep for 9 of those hours, since I can't seep while driving.

 

There ya go, who sleeps nine hours a day? Get some running shoes and go for a couple mile walk before you sleep, say 7 1/2 or 8 hours. Problem solved.

 

Sedentary Lifestyle, (Driver @ work behind the wheel) Why sitting too much is bad for your health: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/...entary-behaviour-are-bad-for-your-health.aspx

Research:
London bus drivers and astronauts
The link between illness and sitting first emerged in the 1950s, when researchers found London bus drivers were twice as likely to have heart attacks as their bus conductor colleagues, (driver assistant).

There has been an explosion of research on the ills of sitting in the past few years, prompted by our increasingly sedentary lifestyles.

It is thought excessive sitting slows the metabolism – which affects our ability to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, and metabolise fat – and may cause weaker muscles and bones.

"Essentially, the body is 'shutting down' while sitting and there is little muscle activity," says Professor Biddle.

Current thinking is still shaped by research on astronauts in the early 70s, which found life in zero gravity was linked with accelerated bone and muscle loss and ageing.

"Sitting for an extended period of time is thought to simulate, albeit to a lesser degree, the effects of weightlessness on astronauts," says Professor Biddle.

Other Research: Sitting for prolonged periods over extended duration leads to Erectile Dysfunction (no exercise) i.e. Failing Health doesnt require participation by exercise or eating healthy meals...

 

Nutrition is very important it helps me stay fit and able to do my flatbed work. Then I can get in the truck and smoke my cigarettes and chew my chew going down the road.