Obesity and Diabetes Risk Factors
Reports summarize obesity and diabetes risk factors study results from University of Lausanne, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 21st, 2008
A new study, 'Consequences of smoking for body weight, body fat distribution, and insulin resistance,' is now available. "Our aim was to critically evaluate the relations among smoking, body weight, body fat distribution, and insulin resistance as reported in the literature. In the short term, nicotine increases energy expenditure and could reduce appetite, which may explain why smokers tend to have lower body weight than do nonsmokers and why smoking cessation is frequently followed by weight gain," scientists in Lausanne, Switzerland report.
"In contrast, heavy smokers tend to have greater body weight than do light smokers or nonsmokers, which likely reflects a...
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