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Although fewer people are smoking -- and therefore less likely to die from cigarette-related causes -- the obesity epidemic may negate any gains in life span, according to a new study.
Title: Obesity Rise Trumps Smoking Decline Category: Health News Created: 12/3/2009 10:07:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2009 10:07:08 AM
Scientists from Harvard University and their colleagues sought to gain a better understanding of the combined effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. longevity.
A new study predicts that as smoking rates decline and life expectancy increases, obesity figures will rise, ultimately contributing to a poorer quality of life.
The authors claim that many researchers report findings that are skewed because of bias against the food industry and preconceptions of weight and nutrition topics. They focused on evidence of prejudice in the scientific reporting of soft drink consumption as a possible risk factor for obesity.
A survey shows that health problems caused by obesity are threatening to wipe out life expectancy gains made by less smoking.
Using data from U.S. national surveys, the authors forecast that the adverse effect of increases in obesity on the nation's health over the next decade will exceed the benefits of declines in smoking. They estimate that the elimination of smoking and obesity by 2020 would increase the average life expectancy at the age of 18 by almost 4 years.
Smoking rates have gone down, but instead of enjoying longer and better quality lives, Americans are in danger of just the opposite, due to the rapid rise of obesity.
Teenage years are tough enough for children, but obesity and being bullied can make them even harder to bear.
If obesity trends continue, the negative effect on the health of the US population will overtake benefits gained from declining smoking rates.
Uses applied statistics to simplify weight charts, informationA University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States.George ...
Efforts to reduce obesity in the local Hispanic community will be the focus of a $360,000, four-year grant awarded to the Palm Beach County School Board.
Over the past 20 years, smoking has dropped 20 percent, while obesity rates went up 50 percent.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The good news is that fewer Americans are smoking, but the benefits of quitting tobacco will be snuffed out by U.S. adults getting fatter, researchers said.
Thirty percent of school kids across the country are obese or at risk of becoming obese and 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned that number is even higher...
Thirty percent of school kids across the country are obese or at risk of becoming obese and 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned that number is even higher in St. Paul public schools. The number is 44 percent.
