Smoking status affects bioimpedance-derived phase angle in men but not in women: the pr Ó-saÚde study, brazil

Cigarette smoking is a major cause of preventable disease and premature death around the world, with most of these deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries [1]. This conjuncture may be worsen considering that, in general, smokers tend to adopt other unhealthy habits, including consumption of fewer nutritious foods, greater amounts of alcoholic beverages, calories [2] and a sedentary lifestyle that, ultimately, may affect body composition [3]. Smoking results in muscle wasting due to cigarette smoke substances which stimulate proteolysis and impair protein synthesis.

Source: Nutrition - October 27, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mariana Ribeiro Costa Portugal, Flavia Barbosa Brito, Cintia Chaves Curioni, Flavia Fioruci Bezerra, Eduardo Faerstein, Josely Correa Koury Source Type: research