Weight Loss Diet to Help Quit Smoking
Researchers at the Karolinska Hospital
in Stockholm looked at 287 women over a 16-week period.
All of the women had tried quitting smoking
before, but had caved in over weight concerns.
One group was put on a special diet to
keep their weight down and given nicotine gum, while the rest were just
given the gum. Both sets attended group meetings for support.
Those on the diet saw their weight fall
by an average of 2.1kg over 16 weeks and were more likely to stay off
the cigarettes, while the others gained an average of 1.6kg and were more
likely to start smoking again.
After a year the diet group were more likely
to have stayed off the cigarettes, but there was no significant difference
in weight between the two groups.
Publishing their results in the British
Medical Journal, the researchers said: "Our study shows that smoking
can be stopped for up to one year with acceptable weight control in a
group of women selected for their previous weight control problems when
attempting to give up smoking."
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