BRAINBUSTER: According to a new study, the strongest predictor of the US rise in obesity is the decline in this. Decline of what?
ANSWER: cigarette smoking
According to the Bureau of Economic Research, the strongest predictor of the obesity rise in the US is the decline in cigarette smoking (when considering between employment, physical activity at work, food prices, the prevalence of restaurants, cigarette smoking, cigarette prices and taxes, food stamp receipt, and urbanization.)