Scientists have learned how fatigued a person is after quitting smoking
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European researchers have calculated how much the average person gets fat in the first year after quitting smoking.
Most smokers, tying with a bad habit, gain much more kilograms than previously thought, researchers from France and the United Kingdom, led by Henri-Jean Aubin of the University of Paris-South, report.
So, in the first year of a cigarette-independent life a person adds, on average, 4-5 kilograms (8-11 pounds). These figures are about one and a half times higher than the figures that are currently indicated in European social advertising.
In most cases, the most rapid weight gain occurs in the first three months after quitting. For example, those who stopped smoking without so-called substitution therapy (use of antinicotine patches and similar drugs) in the first few months gain about 3 kilograms.
However, scientists insist that, despite the increase in weight, the benefits of quitting exceed all the extra pounds. "Studies show that a small increase in weight does not increase the risk of early death, and smoking - increases," the scientists write in an article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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