Category Archives: Smoking

Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is a widely held belief that cigarette smoking causes weight loss. Certainly science supports a role for cigarette smoking in body weight changes. Current evidence suggests that those who smoke cigarettes are protected from weight gain for some reason. … Continue reading →

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Cigarettes and Alcohol and Body Weight

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Vitamin C Requirement in Smokers

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons, and this makes them unstable and reactive. Free radicals react with stable molecules and in the process electrons are transferred from the stable molecule to the radical. This stabilises the radical but in … Continue reading →

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Smoking and Body Weight

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Both smoking and obesity increase the risk of mortality. However, smoking is inversely related to body weight. This suggests that something about the act of smoking, or its associated behaviour may prevent weight gain. While smoking is bad for the … Continue reading →

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