There’s a conversation health experts want everyone to be having with their grandparents – but chances are, you’ve never had it.

A global study from Bupa of over 8,000 adults and 169 healthcare professionals has revealed one in seven (14% of) people have never spoken to their relatives about their family health history.

The worry is that several conditions can be passed on – so you might not know you’ve got an increased risk of certain illnesses until later down the line.

‘These conversations can be life-saving’

While most (87%) people say that family health conversations are important, fewer than one in four (24%) have discussed family health genetic risk factors with the next generation.

Just one in six (15% of) adults recall having health-related conversations with their grandparents, despite the significant role full family health histories play in early diagnosis and managing genetic health risks.

Two thirds (64%) of adults have discussed family health with their parents.

Iñaki Ereño, Group CEO of Bupa, said: “Too many of us around the world are still not talking about our family health histories, even though these........

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