•  A smoker increases the needs for calorie intake by 10% over non-smokers. Therefore when a smoker stops, there is a  weight increase. 

• Two things help; 

1.  The practice of sports  compensates the need for calories linked to smoking and the subsequent oxygen intake calm the need  for tobacco. 

2.  the use of Buproprion.

Zyban or Buproprion or wellbutrin SR  : 1 cp a day for no less than three months

                As all the antidepressant medication it starts working after one week and must be maintained 3 months  

According to the Jorenby Study published in the New England Journal

the abstinence rates at 12 months and the weight gain over 7 weeks is

• placebo group=15.6% abstinence rate  with a 2.1 kg gained at 7 weeks

• nicotine patch  group=16.4% abstinence rate  with 1.6 kg gained at 7 weeks

• buproprion group = 30.3% abstinence rate  with 1.7 kg gained  at 7 weeks

• nicotine Patch  +  buproprion group = 35.5% abstinence rate with 1.1 kg gained at 7 weeks

According to that study, the use of the nicotine patch only effective if it is used with Zyban / buproprion, yet it is expensive and available everywhere unlike the efficient.

 to avoid weight gain

fruits & low fat milk products at 10am and 5pm

breakfast ; low fat cereals and skinned milk

salad, vegetables fish or white meat for lunch and dinner.

at bedtime ; a low fat milk product

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