STUDY: OBESITY RISE HURTS MORE THAN SMOKING
"The study showed that from 1993 to 2008, the proportion of smokers among U.S. adults declined by 18.5% while the proportion of obese adults increased 85%. Using information from nationwide annual health-related quality-of-life surveys conducted during the same time period, researchers calculated the Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) lost due to these two major health risk factors..."
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Title: "Obesity Rise Hurts Health More Than Smoking"
Author: Jennifer Warner
From CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.
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