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The article mentions prescription drugs but doesn't mention a widely used over the counter one: nicotine. US smoking rates are down about 50% over the last 20
by abrons 11y ago
The article mentions prescription drugs but doesn't mention a widely used over the counter one: nicotine.
US smoking rates are down about 50% over the last 20 years. (That's overall, I couldn't find any details by cohort.)
- jl6 11y agoIs the suggestion that people are channelling addictive behaviors from smoking to eating?
- damian2000 11y agoSmoking reduces your appetite, leading to less eating and less weight. http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137085989/the-skinny-on-smoking-why-nicotine-curbs-appetite http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137085989/the-skinny-on-smokin...
- jacobolus 11y agoNicotine (without smoking) also has that effect, even in low doses. Actually there are two parts: it reduces appetite, and also raises the resting metabolic rate, cf. e.g. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2773833 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2773833
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- desdiv 11y agoGood thinking, but the researchers already adjusted for smoking status [0][1]. [0] http://i.imgur.com/mQZ1ST9.png http://i.imgur.com/mQZ1ST9.png [1] http://i.imgur.com/Hi1x4Ab.png http://i.imgur.com/Hi1x4Ab.png