Decline In Smoking Tied To Rise In Obesity In US, Research Suggests.

reports the decline of smoking in the US has corresponded with a rise in obesity and some researchers suggest the two are related. The article highlights research that found the decline of smoking in the US could help explain only a small part of the rise in obesity that took place over the same period of time, but more than any other factor tested. Middle Tennessee State University Professor Charles Baum says, “No one would recommend cigarette smoking as a way to combat obesity. But realistically, the decline in smoking might very well have had some effect on the rise of obesity.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/24/one-of-americas-healthiest-trends-has-had-a-pretty-unexpected-side-effect/