Obesity Hurts Health as Much as Smoking
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Obesity Rise Hurts Health More Than Smoking - Tom Heston
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Past Smoking And Current Obesity Hurt Americans' Longevity : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Americans' passion for smoking decades ago is cutting lives short now. That past habit and our weight problems today help explain why people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.” View full resource at npr.org
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Past Smoking And Current Obesity Hurt Americans' Longevity http://n.pr/gJRGAr
Past Smoking And Current Obesity Hurt Americans' Longevity : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Americans' passion for smoking decades ago is cutting lives short now. That past habit and our weight problems today help explain why people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.” View full resource at npr.org
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RT @nprnews: Past Smoking And Current Obesity Hurt Americans' Longevity http://n.pr/eiScW6
Obesity rise hurts health more than smoking | TopNews United States
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Obesity Now Costs Americans More In HealthCare Spending Than Smoking - Forbes
forbes.com — “A report out today on the high cost of obesity serves to highlight, once again, that there is so much more to the Affordable Care Act than what has met the public’s eye. Reuters is reporting that obesity in America is now adding an astounding $190 billion to the annual national [...]” View full resource at forbes.com
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"Smokers die early enough that they save SocSecurity,pensions,& Medicare trillions of $”, said Duke’s Eric Finkelstein. http://t.co/EF2lCG1i
Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020 if current behavior continues, new research days. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.” View full resource at npr.org
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Via @nprnews: On our current path, 83% of men 72% of women will be overweight or obese by 2020- http://t.co/TvF5ljzM
Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020 if current behavior continues, new research days. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.” View full resource at npr.org
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Dr_Steve_Vasilev Physician, Doctor, ObGyn Physician, and Surgeon
NPR: Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get MUCH FATTER: Please Help Stop This Suicidal Trend! http://t.co/2e70Sxsi
The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006–07 NHS costs
jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org — “The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006–07 NHS costs” View full resource at jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org
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Journal of Public Health study suggests poor diet costs NHS almost as much as smoking & alcohol http://oxford.ly/jbc6x5 #NHS #diet #health
Smoking, obesity why US lifespans lag a bit - StamfordAdvocate
stamfordadvocate.com — “WASHINGTON (AP) â--" The U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation yet has worse life expectancy than many â--" and a new report blames smoking and obesity. In countries where women's life expectancies are particularly high, women never smoked as much as men, said gerontologist Eileen Crimmins of the University of Southern California, who co-chaired the report. Treatments may allow people to survive obesity's damage for longer, although specialists are particularly concer” View full resource at stamfordadvocate.com
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Smoking and obesity are two key reasons why the US lags in life expectancy growth. http://ow.ly/3KD1C
Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020 if current behavior continues, new research days. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.” View full resource at npr.org
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Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020 if current behavior continues, new research days. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on November 21, 2011 at 9:54 pm By:
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RT @meatlessmonday @HealthyMonday: This just in (sort of): Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter http://t.co/BtdvyjJo via @NPR
Smoking cessation increases cardiac health later in life
news-medical.net — “Smoking affects your cardiac health both before and after a major event like a heart attack. But how much? And does cutting back instead of quitting have a positive effect as well?” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Obesity News: Smoking cessation increases cardiac health later in life: Smoking affects your cardiac health both... http://twurl.nl/nhig82
Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020 if current behavior continues, new research days. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on November 17, 2011 at 7:42 pm By:
Tom Heston, MD Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor, and Physician
Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter - NPR (blog) http://t.co/Ux8lzc6e #health
Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020 if current behavior continues, new research days. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.” View full resource at npr.org
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Low Social Interaction Harms Lifespan on a Par with Obesity, Smoking, Inactivity | Psydir News
news.psydir.com — “A new study from the US suggests that social interaction should be considered an important factor for extending lifespan, on a par with other health and lifestyle factors, to the extent that low social interaction harms longevity as much as alcoholism and smoking, has more impact than lack of exercise, and is twice as harmful as obesity...” View full resource at news.psydir.com
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Low Social Interaction Harms Lifespan on a Par with Obesity, Smoking, Inactivity http://goo.gl/fb/HQf3U
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