Previous studies have shown an association between smoking cessation and weight gain; but a new study found that it depends on the person, smokers and heavy smokers, who are overweight, are more weight gain after quitting.

To investigate the factors that after quitting, a Penn State research team College of Medicine contribute to weight gain recruited 12,204 participants who were part of the national Survey.They checkups and nutritional analyzes the number of cigarettes each participant each day and your body mass index before stopping smoking is measured. Participants were weight of non-smokers followed for a period of ten years.The and those who smoke also analyzed in the same period continued to be used as compared to such third parties.

Obese Smokers More Weight Gain After Quitting

Susan Veldheer, principal investigator of the study, said: “People tend to put on a little weight over time and everyone in the study of Smoking weight gained about a pound a year for 10 years to set.

However, it was found that those who smoke less than 15 cigarettes per day, because between them there was no significant difference in weight gain was leaving during the term of ten years and those who quit the study.

Ms Veldheer added: “This is good news for smokers who in the long run this means that are concerned about the moderate weight gain, do not quit as big of an impact on your weight .

In addition, participants who smoke 25 or more cigarettes per day were won obese before a substantial amount of weight cancellation, 25 or more cigarettes smoke daily weight gain reports of 23 pounds and obese smokers gain 16 pounds more than ten years after you leave.

Ms Veldheer conclusion: “While this may seem like a lot of weight, it is important to remember to finish for all smokers, it is the most important thing that you can do, said your health.’That, for heavy smokers smoking and obesity may be a good idea, while other changes healthy lifestyle to work to control their weight. “

The study was published in the International Journal of Obesity.