Do cigarettes cause loss of weight

Does smoking cigarettes cause reduced appetite/weight loss??

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Yes smoking does reduce your appetite and it also gives you cancer. I would rather be a bit overweight than die of lung cancer.

How does smoking cigarettes effect weight loss

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Evidence seems to suggest that smoking cigarettes causes an increase in metabolic rate. Smoking may also suppress appetite. ChaCha

How Smoking Cigarettes Affects Weight Loss

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Smoking makes weight loss easy, since smoking causes the metabolism to speed up. Smoking though, is a very dirty habit, and one that should be abandoned at all costs, even if it means gaining a few extra pounds from quitting smoking. Smokin…

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what kind of minor illnesses cause severe weight loss?

Q: in two years i have lost 17 lbs. Awesome you say. Maybe if i would have been overweight. I weighed in at 127 in 2005-2006.Now i am down too 110. give me answers. i have been to the doctor and had all kinds of test run.I mean everything. so please help. Also,now i do smoke cigarettes and a lil gunja. but would the rate of the loss.be caused from smoking.Also, if i quit smoking what is the average weight gain.would gunja cause weight loss.i am willing todo what ever it takes to get my weight back

A: honestly, there is only one thing that causes weight gain. eating more than you are burning. so you have two options: eat more or change your metabolism. obviously you aren’t eating enough for your activity level.stopping smoking might spike your weight up for a bit, but only because you are temporarily eating more. in your case this might be a good thing.

How does smoking cigarettes make you lose weight?

Q: Is it some sort of ‘ingredient’ in the cigarettes? Or is it because people may substitute food for cigarettes, therefore eat less? Or how?I’m just curious. I’ve always heard that cigarettes make you lose weight, but this guy in my year started smoking a few months ago and I was looking at him a few days ago and I noticed how skinny he had gotten, sure, it could have been from something else, but it’s most likely the cigarettes that caused his weight loss, because he smoked a lot.Oh and I wasn’t sure which category to put this in so I just left it at the one Y!A suggested.

A: It makes your heart rate go up. you burn more calories but when you stop. you need the extra boost to get your heart rate up so you gain wait after a long period of time of smoking.

What are some causes of drastic weight loss?

Q: Last winter I weighed 140 lbs. I tried a little dieting just to loose the flab. What I ended up getting is now I weigh 115 lbs and it still keeps coming off. I am NOT dieting anymore, I am actually stuffing myself with all kinds of fattening foods. I am still loosing. I do smoke about a pack of cigarettes a day, but I always have, so I wouldn’t think that is a problem. People have actually approached me and asked if I am ok or am I sick. I am starting to look very unhealthy and I’m a little scared. What would you suggest or does what does this sound like to you?

A: hi. i lost a drastic amount of weight a few months ago and it was all due to anemia. maybe get bloodtests done and see if its it. i looked awful. really pale and sick looking. pull down ur bottom eyelids and if they are pale its a sign of being anaemic. if u need any more advice or any questions email me at [email protected] im a smoker too