Smoking-Related Weight Concerns and Obesity
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Differences
among Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Smokers Using a Telephone Tobacco
QuitLine.
Levine MD, Bush T, Magnusson
B, Cheng Y, Chen X. Nicotine Tob Res. 2012 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print]
This study compared weight gain concerns among normal weight, overweight, and
obese callers to a quitline. Results showed that obese smokers reported
significantly more concerns about post-cessation weight gain, had less
confidence in their ability to maintain their weight without smoking, and were
willing to tolerate less weight gain after quitting than normal weight or
overweight smokers. There were also gender differences: significantly more
women callers were obese (38.2% vs. 28.4%, p=0.011), and women consistently
reported more concern about gaining weight after quitting than men. The authors
conclude that smokers who begin cessation treatment with a BMI in the obese
range may benefit from additional complementary interventions designed to
address smoking-related weight concerns.
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