One such expert is Frances Berg, a family wellness specialist. She attributes the national weight gain to three factors. First, people are less active now than they were before. Second, an increase in alcohol consumption leads to a weight increase. The third factor, most interesting of all, is the possibility that a drop in smoking has added pounds to American waistlines.
Nicotine causes an increase in a person's metabolic rate.
So when one stops smoking, a weight gain of six to ten pounds is not uncommon. This method of purifying contaminated water, which utilizes no chemicals, membranes, or salt solutions, would significantly reduce waste output from the process. If developed to its full potential, the process could remove radioisotopes, heavy metals, and other contaminant wastes with comparable efficiency to other waste removal methods currently in use. Research conducted at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has already proven its success on a smaller scale. Even after several months of use, CDI efficiency levels still remain relatively constant.