How will more obesity and less smoking affect life expectancy?

Preston, Samuel H., Andrew Stokes, Neil K. Mehta, and Bochen Cao. “How will more obesity and less smoking affect life expectancy?”. Issue in Brief 14-2, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, January 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104695.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) Obesity is on the rise and smoking is on the decline, so a key issue is the net effect of these two trends on future life expectancy. (2) The analysis examines how each behavior currently affects mortality and applies the results to an estimate of the future prevalence of each behavior. (3) The results show that, in 2040, the benefits of reduced smoking trump the damage from rising obesity. (4) However, the story differs by gender, with a solid gain for men and only a small improvement for women, who see less of a decline in smoking during the period.

Title
How will more obesity and less smoking affect life expectancy?
Author
Preston, Samuel H.
Stokes, Andrew
Mehta, Neil K.
Cao, Bochen
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
January 2014
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
14-2
Version Identification
Version of record.
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104695
Use Restrictions
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The publisher or original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Subject
Health, Long-Term Care

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