Guest guest Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Over the past 15 years, smoking rates in the US have fallen by 20%, while obesity rates have risen by 48%. If those rates continue, obesity will soon cancel out the life expectancy and quality-of-life benefits gained by declining smoking rates, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.http://worldvitaminsonline.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/obesity-to-outweigh-public-health-gains-of-declining-smoking-rates/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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