Smoking and being overweight are the top causes of death in the U.S.
- Smoking leads to 1 out of every 5 deaths[1].
- All smokers and overweight adults have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer[2].
There are many health rewards that come with quitting.
However, many people still smoke because they fear that they may gain weight after they quit. Some people gain weight after quitting because they do not have nicotine in their body[3]. Nicotine limits hunger and increases the rate that the body burns fat. Adult smokers gain about 10 pounds within 6 to 12 months of quitting[4].
However, many people still smoke because they fear that they may gain weight after they quit. Some people gain weight after quitting because they do not have nicotine in their body[3]. Nicotine limits hunger and increases the rate that the body burns fat. Adult smokers gain about 10 pounds within 6 to 12 months of quitting[4].
There are many ways to keep a healthy lifestyle.
Here are some tips to help you curb weight gain:
Here are some tips to help you curb weight gain:
- Eat fresh food and fruit. These will help in weight control and have many health rewards as well.
- Eat 3 or 4 small meals during the day, instead of one or two large meals.
- Try walking for just 15 minutes, twice a day. Exercise can boost your mood while quitting and helps control weight gain.
Quitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for yourself.
By choosing healthy foods and exercise you can reduce your chance of weight gain, and will be on the road to a healthier lifestyle.
By choosing healthy foods and exercise you can reduce your chance of weight gain, and will be on the road to a healthier lifestyle.
- 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs—United States, 1995–1999. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2002;51(14):300–3 [accessed 2011 Jan 14].
- 2. "FASTSTATS - Deaths and Mortality." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 23 May 2011. Web. 28 Sept. 2011.
- 3. Andersson, K. & Arner, P. Systemic nicotine stimulates human adipose tissue lipolysis through local cholinergic and catecholaminergic receptors. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 25, 1225–1232 (2001).
- 4. Williamson, D.F., Madans, J., Anda, R.F., Kleinman, J.C., Giovino, G.A. & Byers, T. Smoking cessation and severity of weight gain in a national cohort. N. Engl. J. Med. 324, 739–745 (1991).