Stop Smoking So Fat?

Most smokers already know about the dangers of smoking and want to quit. One of the concerns cigarette addicts, particularly women, when should stop the bad habit is the body that will be fat. Erroneous myth that often make the guts of smokers to quit become shriveled.

How is the truth? "In medicine, it is not true if you quit smoking and then got fat body," said dr.Ahmad Hudoyo, Sp.P (K). "The truth at certain hours of hunger increased, but because we are smoking pleasure of smoking it makes us prefer a cigarette than eat," he explained.

The same thing expressed by doctors Tribowo T. Ginter, Sp.KJ from RS.Persahabatan, Jakarta. According to him, nicotine contained in cigarettes eliminate hunger, so when quitting smoking suppressing hunger was loose and nobody wanted to eat. "People who quit smoking can keep his weight or just go up, depending on his diet," he said.

Hunger experienced by smokers at the beginning of the process of smoking cessation can be overcome by diverting the mind or keep myself busy on other things. In most smokers who quit do exist weight gain 5-10 lbs, but still within normal limits. During balanced with a healthy diet and exercise, weight loss can be maintained.

During the process of smoking cessation, smokers usually will experience withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms are a sign of where the body is feeding on itself. Usually the body will feel anxiety, dizziness, vomiting, depressed, or unable to sleep. However, these symptoms will stop after one or two weeks. So, no more reason to remain in bondage to tobacco smoke.