It's fascinating to relate the decline in smoking in the US with the rise of obesity (from: http://www.resetyourbody.com/6-charts-to-remind-americans-what-normal-healthy-bodies-look-like/)...
with the decline in smoking (from: https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/population-health/abrams.html):
According to this site (https://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/view/944) obesity costs about 9.3% of the US gross domestic product. Smoking accounts for a mere 8.7% of the GDP. Obesity costs range into the one and a half trillion (with a "T") US dollars a year. Smoking a paltry $170 billion (see this site: https://ash.org/u-s-taxpayers-bear-cost-of-smoking/).
Yes there are many charts out there but the bottom line is the same.
Is there a causal relationship here?
It's hard to say.
Other's have postulated a relationship (see: https://www.statnews.com/2016/02/05/are-fewer-smokers-obesity-rate-linked/). This article attributes a gain of 11-12 pounds to quitting smoking.
One has to wonder if instead of hitting the JUUL or Winston little Jr. is happily slurping up donuts, pop tarts, and all the rest of the processed delights offered by busy mom and the local vending and convenience outlets.
Imagine that a technology like vaping could reduce the 18% or so that stinky cigs and pop tarts cost the GDP every year.
What's different in the US from, say, Japan where smoking is far less evil?
Why the FDA of course, and big tobacco and big food.
Think about it.
No wonder vaping is evil.
Imagine if little Jr. just sat around and vaped instead of eating all the chocolate donuts and twinkies - why he wouldn't be contributing to the economy at all!
with the decline in smoking (from: https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/population-health/abrams.html):
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| Note that the obesity chart above starts roughly at the peak of this chart in 1960... |
Yes there are many charts out there but the bottom line is the same.
Is there a causal relationship here?
It's hard to say.
Other's have postulated a relationship (see: https://www.statnews.com/2016/02/05/are-fewer-smokers-obesity-rate-linked/). This article attributes a gain of 11-12 pounds to quitting smoking.
One has to wonder if instead of hitting the JUUL or Winston little Jr. is happily slurping up donuts, pop tarts, and all the rest of the processed delights offered by busy mom and the local vending and convenience outlets.
Imagine that a technology like vaping could reduce the 18% or so that stinky cigs and pop tarts cost the GDP every year.
What's different in the US from, say, Japan where smoking is far less evil?
Why the FDA of course, and big tobacco and big food.
Think about it.
No wonder vaping is evil.
Imagine if little Jr. just sat around and vaped instead of eating all the chocolate donuts and twinkies - why he wouldn't be contributing to the economy at all!
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