Book chapter
Cessation of Smoking and Body Weight
International Textbook of Obesity, pp.323-336
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
04/01/2001
DOI: 10.1002/0470846739.ch22
Abstract
One factor that may encourage smoking despite its known adverse health consequences is its association with weight control. Middle‐aged and older smokers weigh less than comparably aged non‐smokers but smoking has minimal impact on body weight in young smokers. Smoking cessation produces weight gain in both men and women, although the magnitude of this gain and the mechanisms involved are unclear. Physical activity does not appear to be a factor. The effect of smoking cessation on energy intake is complicated, with few studies looking at changes after long periods, but there do seem to be sustained increases in energy intake in women. Removal of the acute increases in metabolic rate caused by smoking may contribute to post‐cessation weight gain but there are no reliable long‐term changes in metabolic rate after cessation. Behavioural and pharmacologic interventions to prevent weight gain after cessation are described.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cessation of Smoking and Body Weight
- Creators
- Kenneth D Ward - University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USARobert C Klesges - University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USAMark W Vander Weg - University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Contributors
- Per Björntorp (Editor) - Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- International Textbook of Obesity, pp.323-336
- DOI
- 10.1002/0470846739.ch22
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
- Number of pages
- 14
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984064186802771
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