Obesity Rise Trumps Smoking Decline --- Study: Life Expectancy Rise in U.S. to Slow [View All]

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http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20091202/obesity-rise-trumps-smoking-decline

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In an effort to forecast the effect of the rise in obesity and decline in smoking on health at the population level over the next decade, researchers from Harvard University and the University of Michigan examined data from national health surveys conducted from the early 1970s through 2006.

Their study appears in the Dec. 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

In every scenario tested, the researchers found that the negative health impact of not addressing the obesity epidemic outweighed the benefits derived from the decline in smoking.

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