Stop Smoking Make Fat?

Quitting smoking is not easy, especially for smokers annually. Coupled with evidence that shows the number of ex-smokers tend to be fatter than when they were still actively smoking. This makes a lot of smokers are reluctant to leave their habits, although they were aware of smoking harmful to health.

When the automatic stop smoking weight will tend to rise, even the increase could be about 10 pounds more, although in general the increase ranged from only 2.5 to 7.5 kg. This fact makes a person feel reluctant to quit smoking.

Obesity should not be a reason for someone to quit smoking, would be better for weight control and a balanced diet for a period of time balance quit smoking, as published in the journal Health Services Research, this weekend.

The study was conducted by a joint team from the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley, who re-analyzed data from the 1998 Lung Health Study of smokers in America 5887. And the study showed those who quit smoking experienced an average weight gain up to six pounds.

While the latest analysis concludes the average weight gain among smokers around 21 pounds. In a recent study reported by HealthDay, scientists did not include heavy smokers in this study.

Obesity occurs when quitting smoking if they are snacking as an alternative to cigarettes, and eventually gain weight. If this practice continued for conformity to stop smoking, the body will be more elastic and without them realizing the risk of heart disease also threaten them. All you need to know that heart disease from smoking is equivalent to 100 pounds overweight.

In this case the researchers emphasize that obesity is not experienced in smoker former health effects they experienced when starting to quit smoking.


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