{"id":2467,"date":"2016-06-30T08:47:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T15:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2011-06-30T08:47:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T15:47:45","slug":"decline-smoking-causing-obesity-jd0630","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/decline-smoking-causing-obesity-jd0630\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Decline in Smoking Causing Obesity?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Could it be possible that even after kicking your smoking habit, the aftermath of your cigarette addiction could still be harming your body?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a well know fact that smoking causes health problems such as lung cancer, heart disease, and a weakened immune system. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated that in the U.S. alone, smoking is responsible for approximately 350,000 deaths per year. The U.S. Surgeon General has called cigarette smoking \u201cthe chief preventable cause of death in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although dropping the cigarette habit is definitely a good choice, there is recent evidence that the decline in smoking may have actually caused an increase in another serious health condition, obesity.<\/p>\n

A study conducted in Scotland by by Dr Laurence Gruer OBE, Director of Public Health Science at NHS Health Scotland, was conducted to determine if there was any relationship between causes of death and obesity in women who smoked versus those who had never smoked.<\/p>\n

What they found is that women who had never smoked were on average much more likely to be obese.\u00a0 So is it possible that smoking has masked an Obesity problem?\u00a0 Researchers suggest that the recent decline in smoking could be a major factor in the increase in obesity found both in Europe and the US.\u00a0 Instead of conquering stress or cravings with a cigarette, many people are now substituting with fatty junk food snacks.<\/p>\n

Although smoking is very unhealthy, Obesity is also very dangerous because of the risk of<\/a> diabetes, high blood pressure, and arthritis.<\/p>\n

The best way to avoid this is of course to never start smoking in the first place.\u00a0 However, if you need help quitting there are products such as Zyban to help you quit smoking.\u00a0 Also if you are dealing with the common weight gain associated with newly recovered smokers, you may want to implement a diet tool such as Xenical<\/a> to help block the fat and get your weight back under control.<\/p>\n

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