{"id":40369,"date":"2011-01-13T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=40369"},"modified":"2011-01-13T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T14:50:27","slug":"smokers-may-disappear-by-mid-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/smokers-may-disappear-by-mid-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokers May Disappear by Mid Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The New York Post<\/a> claims that only one in five Americans are now smokers, which is down from one in four about 10 years ago. A study of the tobacco industry predicts that cigarette smokers may not even exist in as little as 30 to 50 years.\u00a0Why is everyone so hyped up over this? After all,\u00a050 years is a long time.\u00a0A 30 to 50 year time frame starts to sound more than reasonable when you consider how hard it is to quit smoking. The Centers for Disease Control stands firm that smoking is still one of the leading causes of preventable death. Smoking, undoubtedly, poses huge health risks and it’s not surprising that many smokers are in the midst of trying to quit.<\/p>\n

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I find it hard to believe that everyone will stop smoking for the rest of eternity, but\u00a0there’s a lot you can do to ensure you successfully stake your claim on a smoke-free life. Here are a few ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n