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- Title
Food Addiction Does Not Explain Weight Gain in Smoking Cessation.
- Authors
Amer Nordin, Amer Siddiq; Adamson, Simon Justin; Sellman, John Douglas
- Abstract
I<bold>ntroduction:</bold> Weight gain during smoking cessation is a major concern. The relationship between smoking and weight is complex and not well understood. There is interest in substitution of nicotine with food. <bold>Aims:</bold> This study investigates whether the development of food addiction explains weight gain following a quit smoking attempt. <bold>Methods:</bold> This study was a subset of a larger study investigating smoking cessation in New Zealand. Participants were assessed on five visits over a 1-year period. Using validated instruments, measurements for smoking, weight, food intake, craving and food addiction were taken. <bold>Results:</bold> Among the 256 participants, 54.7% attended at least one follow-up. Food addiction prevalence at baseline was 0.8%. 14.5% were quit at early follow-up and 14.8% at late follow-up. Weight gain was found in abstainers compared to those still smoking. No increase in food addiction was detected. <bold>Conclusion:</bold> The development of food addiction does not play a prominent role in post quit weight gain. Further research is needed to elucidate the underlying weight gain mechanisms.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; COMPULSIVE eating; EXPERIMENTAL design; RESEARCH methodology; NICOTINE; RESEARCH funding; SMOKING cessation; WEIGHT gain; HUMAN research subjects; PATIENT selection; DATA analysis software; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Smoking Cessation, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 2, p59
- ISSN
1834-2612
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/jsc.2017.4