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Is the suggestion that people are channelling addictive behaviors from smoking to eating?
by jl6 11y ago
Is the suggestion that people are channelling addictive behaviors from smoking to eating?
- damian2000 11y agoSmoking reduces your appetite, leading to less eating and less weight. http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137085989/the-skinny-on-smoking-why-nicotine-curbs-appetite http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137085989/the-skinny-on-smokin...
- jacobolus 11y agoNicotine (without smoking) also has that effect, even in low doses. Actually there are two parts: it reduces appetite, and also raises the resting metabolic rate, cf. e.g. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2773833 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2773833
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