America Is Smoking Less But Getting Fatter

On the day of peak gorging, we are reminded that America is facing a sustained obesity crisis. As Statista’s Dyfed Loesche notes, many doctors are warning that the fat scourge is reaching epidemic proportions.
Some experts believe that obesity is responsible for more ill health than smoking. Diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure are just three prominent illnesses that are caused by obesity.
Official figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that while the smoking rate in the United States has dropped, with obesity it’s the other way round.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Nov 23, 2017.