Recent Obesity Trends Will Snuff Out Health Gains from Decline in Smoking

Researchers from Harvard and Michigan have concluded that the health consequences of obesity in our population will offset the health gains made by our population's significant reduction in smoking. The study's conclusion states that the increase in life expectancy that our population should experience as a result of decreased smoking behavior, will be reduced due to the dramatic increase in obesity. Most alarming, if past trends continue, nearly half of our population - 45 percent - will be obese by the year 2020.

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