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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ted asked:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>“</span>Can you provide a reference to the study that
claims obesity is the number one cause of premature death in the US?
I have not found any credible evidence that obesity has overtaken
tobacco as the number one cause of premature death, though obesity has
increased, especially among children. It would be interesting to look at
this study, given it contradicts the Center for Disease Control.”<span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Sorry for the delay in responding, Ted – this got lost in
my Inbox, and then my motherboard started dying, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In any case, I was slightly mistaken about the study I was
recalling – it wasn’t specific to the US and it only looked at men:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=19244221">http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=19244221</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Combined effects of overweight and smoking in late
adolescence on subsequent mortality: nationwide cohort study<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ti><span style='color:black'><a
href="javascript:AL_get(this,%20'jour',%20'BMJ.');"><span style='color:black;
text-decoration:none'>BMJ.</span></a></span> 2009 Feb 24;338:b496. doi:
10.1136/bmj.b496.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ti><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ti>“</span><b>Conclusions</b> Regardless
of smoking status, overweight and obesity<sup> </sup>in late adolescence
increases the risk of adult mortality. Obesity<sup> </sup>and overweight were
as hazardous as heavy and light smoking,<sup> </sup>respectively, but there was
no interaction between BMI and smoking<sup> </sup>status. The global obesity
epidemic and smoking among adolescents<sup> </sup>remain important targets for
intensified public health initiatives.”<span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>And, of course, I’m sure you know there have been a
boatload of studies published since the 2005 CDC study you cited showing
obesity to be as great a predictor of premature death as smoking – just go
to PubMed and you can pull up recent studies with more than you ever wanted to
know about obesity, morbidity, and mortality. Indeed, the more research
that’s been done in recent years identifying the multitude of ways
obesity negatively impacts health, the more researchers are predicting obesity
will <b>greatly</b> eclipse smoking as the leading cause of premature death in
all adult age groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Look, the point is that neither obesity nor smoking are “healthy”
and both individually are huge predictors for premature death, and not just in
the US. I guess I just didn’t understand your interest in
minimizing the risks associated with obesity and premature death. In
fact, lots of people who have experienced both “addictions” think
the food addiction and developing healthy eating habits is much, much more
difficult to beat than tobacco, particularly in these times when more Americans
are eating out – or grabbing food to go – than in this country’s
history . . . well, at least until the GOP’s policies created the
economic crisis. With smoking, you can just completely give it up, which
isn’t something one can do with food.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>And, if our City Council is going to get in the business of
prohibiting <b>legal</b> behavior, why <b>shouldn’t</b> they get in the
businesses of telling local restaurants to serve healthier foods???
Regardless of activity levels, Ted, high fat diets aren’t healthy for
anyone, nor are the low fiber foods that are epidemic on the Palouse. I’ve
heard more people than I can count comment that the most veggies they eat are
from when they eat in restaurants, which is a sad commentary. And, with a
few notable exceptions, I’ve heard lots & lots of comments about the
lack of affordable and healthy vegetarian options when eating out, both in the
community and in our schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Of course, I don’t think our City Council should be in the
business of doing either, but since they’ve done one, why not the other?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good
people to do nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~ Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2009
through life plus 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt,
or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written
permission of the author.*****<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ted Moffett
[mailto:starbliss@gmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 27, 2009 3:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Saundra Lund<br>
<b>Cc:</b> bear@moscow.com; Tom Hansen; Moscow Vision 2020<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Obesity Compared To Tobacco: Premature Deaths: Physical Activity
& Obesity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong>Saundra Lund</strong> <a
href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com?Subject=%5BVision2020%5D%20Draft%20Ordinance%20Banning%20Smoking%20in%20Bars&In-Reply-To=1f0ec0aaa8f65b5a1a10e2ee96d4b9ef.squirrel%40secure.fsr.com"
target="_blank" title="[Vision2020] Draft Ordinance Banning Smoking in Bars">v2020
at ssl.fastmail.fm </a><br>
<i>Wed Jun 24 11:15:40 PDT 2009</i> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Let's see . . . obesity is either the #1 or #2 cause of
premature death in<br>
the US depending on what study you read. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Can you provide a reference to the study that claims obesity
is the number one cause of premature death in the US? I have
not found any credible evidence that obesity has overtaken tobacco as the
number one cause of premature death, though obesity has increased, especially
among children. It would be interesting to look at this study, given it
contradicts the Center for Disease Control.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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