Dealing with weight gain when you quit smoking
References
Citations
Pisinger C (2007). Waist circumference and weight following smoking cessation in a general population: The Inter99 study. Preventive Medicine, 44(4): 290–295.
Eisenberg D, Quinn BC (2006). Estimating the effect of smoking cessation on weight gain: An instrumental variable approach. Health Services Research, 41(6): 2255–2266.
Other Works Consulted
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2006). You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking (NIH Publication No. 03-4159). Bethesda, MD: Weight-Control Information Network. Also available online: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/smoking.htm.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2004). The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Also available online: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_2004.
| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: October 31, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine John Hughes, MD - Psychiatry | |
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