tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237846547805652402.post7600062241744829450..comments2014-02-03T14:46:43.219-05:00Comments on EP-ology by Carl V. Phillips: Obesity spending and the long-since diminished marginal returns of anti-tobacco spendingCarl V Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01919902852457771666noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237846547805652402.post-1465129964828050002010-07-28T11:33:00.803-04:002010-07-28T11:33:00.803-04:00There is a causal link. As smoking rates go down,...There is a causal link. As smoking rates go down, obesity rates go up. So it would seem that it makes perfectly good sense to take funds set aside for smoking programs and divert them to obesity research. We don't seem to have much in the way of effective solutions.<br /><br />"Weight gain that accompanies smoking cessation so far has been relatively resistant to most dietary, behavioral, or physical activity intervention." <br />http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/e_txtbk/txgd/453.htmVocal EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797128689808591929noreply@blogger.com