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Old 09-06-2014, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by NotFromAroundHere View Post
From The CDC:
Percentage of Americans who smoke: 18.1%
Annual Alcohol related deaths: 88,000
Annual Obesity related deaths: 112,000
Annual Smoking related deaths: 443,000
Thank you! I was stunned at the suggestion that sugar causes more deaths than smoking. And another earlier statement that secondhand smoke isn't dangerous to your health.
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