Post smoking weight gain correlates with nicotine dependence, serum lipid levels

Smokers with more severe nicotine dependence are more likely to gain weight when they try to quit, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Koji Hasegawa and colleagues from Kyoto Medical Center, Japan. Even with nicotine replacement therapy, individuals can gain substantial amounts of weight when they quit smoking. Here, researchers studied weight gain patterns in individuals who successfully abstained from smoking after nicotine replacement therapy at a clinic...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news