November 30, 2007
Embrace Health, Say No To Smoking
Most people who have been hooked to smoking fears to gain weight if they ever attempt to quit this addicting habit for good. There have been some cases which showed that a person who had quit smoking, did gain weight. Although certain percentage of quitters have proven that gaining weight is true, it is actually a very minimal weight gain.
The only reason why a smoker should fear gaining weight from the moment he stops smoking is because there is another story to gaining weight and putting one’s health at risk. But since nicotine doesn’t enter the body anymore, it doesn’t prevent the body any longer from its natural appetite for food. A quitter may suddenly feel like he/she could eat more than the usual set of meal in a day. And since there is going to be more food intake this time, there is also going to be more calories for the body to absorb.
But, there are still some smokers who tend to drop their weight after quitting the habit of smoking. Several reasons and facts as to why smokers (the heavy ones) don’t gain weight at all is because first, nicotine is really an appetite suppressant. Second, smoking in […]
Full Article At: KnowHow-Now.com Articles
