Obesity to Outweigh Public Health Gains of Declining Smoking Rates

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/

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