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OBESITY Is weight gain after smoking cessation an important concern?

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NATURE REVIEWS ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 11, Pages 630-632

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2012.175

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A recent meta-analysis provides robust data on the weight gain that is likely to be experienced by individuals who give up smoking. Weight gain 1 year after quitting was 4-5 kg; therefore, is weight gain following smoking cessation of sufficient importance to affect approaches to and success of smoking cessation?

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