By Hans Krueger, Dan Williams, Barbara Kaminsky, and David McLean. 374 pp., illustrated. Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2007. $65 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). ISBN 978-0-8020-9200-7 (cloth); 978-0-8020-9441-4 (paper).
Many public health scholars consider the decline in the prevalenceof smoking in the United States during the past 50 years tobe a signal accomplishment, perhaps second only to reductionsin infant and maternal mortality that were achieved earlierin the 20th century. Although the prevalence of smoking in thiscountry has fallen by nearly half since the 1950s, smoking isstill considered the leading cause of preventable death in thedeveloped world. In contrast, the prevalence of obesity hasmore than doubled in the United States during the past threedecades and has also risen markedly in other . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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