LEAD A HEART-HEALTHY LIFE-STYLE: NICOTINE SUPPLEMENTS, ANTI SMOKING’ DRUGS AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS WHAT IS THE ROLE OF NICOTINE SUPPLEMENTS WHEN QUITTING?

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If withdrawal symptoms are severe, it might be useful to consider nicotine chewing gum or nicotine patches. However, these are useful only if they are part of a strategy to quit altogether, rather than to merely reduce the number of cigarettes smoked. It is much better to quit without these props.
WHAT ABOUT ANTI SMOKING’ DRUGS?
These drugs help reduce the dependence on nicotine and make the sensation of smoking less pleasurable. Again, although these may be helpful, it would be better to just stop without their help.
IS IT NOT TRUE THAT I MIGHT GAIN WEIGHT ONCE I STOP SMOKING?
Some ex-smokers do gain weight at first after quitting smoking. However, most
The only way to stop smoking is to just stop – no ifs, ands or butts.”
- Edith Zittler return to their original weight soon, by simple exercises or effortless diets. Moreover the weight gain is no problem for the heart: to equal the cardiac risk of a 20 cigarette-a-day smoking habit you’d have to gain 50 kg in weight!
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