2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2004.00131.x
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Smoking cessation and weight gain

Abstract: Cigarette smoking is the single most important preventable cause of death and illness. Smoking cessation is associated with substantial health benefits. Weight gain is cited as a primary reason for not trying to quit smoking. There is a great variability in the amount of weight gain but younger ages, lower socio-economic status and heavier smoking are predictors of higher weight gain. Weight change after smoking cessation appears to be influenced by underlying genetic factors. Besides, weight gain after smokin… Show more

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“…Both men and women who reported current smoking had lower BMI compared to non-smokers. This association was reported before [31]. One plausible biological explanation advanced is that nicotine in tobacco increases metabolic activity by increasing adrenaline and other metabolic hormones [32], thus leading to weight loss.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…Both men and women who reported current smoking had lower BMI compared to non-smokers. This association was reported before [31]. One plausible biological explanation advanced is that nicotine in tobacco increases metabolic activity by increasing adrenaline and other metabolic hormones [32], thus leading to weight loss.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…The reason for this sex difference is unclear. It is well known that quitting smoking is related to a moderate weight gain [20] and fear of increasing weight has been presented as an important obstacle for quitting [28]. The current results indicate that this obstacle may be present in females more than in males, since overweight females were significantly less likely to have quit smoking than females with a normal weight, whereas no such association was found in males.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 27%
“…The unfavourable effect of smoking cessation on body weight is well known and is probably caused by a combination of increased energy intake, decreased resting metabolic rate, decreased physical activity and increased lipoprotein lipase activity. 29 However, although the risk of gaining weight is of concern for people who want to stop smoking, an increase in body weight due to smoking cessation is of minor concern compared with the hazard of continuing smoking.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%