Smoking cessation and weight gain: are changing health behaviours explanatory?
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Weight gain after smoking cessation.
Both overweight or obesity and cigarette smoking are relevant risk factors for public health. Cigarette smoking is associated with lower body weight while smoking cessation is associated with weight gain. Most smokers who quit experience a weight gain, particularly within one year, and it may persist up to 8 years after smoking cessation. However, only a minority of quitters gain excessive weig...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1464-360X,1101-1262
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv174.040