Poor Face Greater Health Burden Than Smokers Or The Obese
December 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Best Way To Quit Smoking, Quit Smoking Information
The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Tobacco control has long been one of the most important public health policies, and rightly so; the average smoker loses 6.6 years of perfect health to their habit…
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