I was looking for some health articles and weight loss tips when I came across an article by a lady that seems to know quite a bit about weight loss and human health. Many people with weight problems are also smokers and some of them worry that if they stop smoking they will gain weight. The article mentions that there definitely is a link between smoking and your weight, but that it’s not as dramatic as some make it out to be. Besides, smoking causes lung cancer, why risk that? Even if stopping with smoking would cause you to gain 2 kilograms - but it would lower the risk of lung cancer by 50%.. i’d say that’s worth it!
Modest weight gain is not unusual when a smoker quits smoking, but it is not universal. Nicotine can cause an increase in the body’s metabolic (calorie-burning) rate. When people stop smoking, they can gain weight from the body returning to its normal metabolism and the tendency to eat when they would have smoked. Exercise is one of the most effective ways to avoid weight gain after quitting. Two or three ten- or fifteen-minute blocks of activity can burn up enough calories to compensate for a drop in metabolic rate. Exercise can also reduce stress and improve your mood, which can decrease emotion-based eating.
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