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All entries tagged with smokingExercise Makes Cigarettes less Desirable to Smokers
Exercise does some pretty amazing things for your health. It probably wouldn't come as much of surprise that exercise can help smokers quit. This particular study - from the University of Exeter is unique however in that it shows the effect of exercise on images of smoking. Let's explore!
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Why Do Women Keep Smoking?

New research points to "fear of fat" as a primary reason for keeping the cigarette habit. The study (appearing in Addictive Behaviors) investigated 587 women and found that smokers "endorsed a thinner preferred body shape and scored lower on body satisfaction than never-smokers".
Unfortunately smoking may also produce wrinkled skin, thinning hair, cracked fingernails, yellowed teeth and terrible breath.
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Smoking Doesn't Lead to Fat Loss
...in mice that is.
A brief article in the Sydney Morning Herald tells us that smoking is linked with lowered caloric intake - but not with fat loss.
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