The Health Risks of Obesity: Worse Than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty

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Obesity is the most serious problem. It is linked to a big increase in chronic health conditions and significantly higher health expenditures. And it affects more people than smoking, heavy drinking, or poverty.

Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by poverty

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BMC Series blog Does obesity cause more deaths than smoking?

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Diet and Obesity-Induced Methylglyoxal Production and Links to Metabolic Disease

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What is worse - smoking or being obese? - Quora

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BRFSS Spotlight Series

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Obesity plus drinking is gaining on smoking in cancer death risk

Obesity rates in the US vs Europe [OC] : r/dataisbeautiful

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Smoking and poverty - Knut-Olaf Haustein, 2006

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Smoking v. Obesity: The Economics Of Prevention And Its Dependence On Treatment

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People in Rural Areas Die at Higher Rates Than Those in Urban Areas