Smoking, some feel, offers mental stress relief, but this is paradoxical
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But the concept stuck in peoples heads, and when it was revived in 1964 as part of President Lyndon Johnsons War on Poverty, it was formally named the Food Stamp Program
The data is clear: Nicotine activates POMC neurons, reducing hunger (Mineur et al., 2011) Nicotine raises energy expenditure ~10% (Hofstetter et al., 1986) Quitting nicotine causes ~4.67 kg weight gain at 12 months (Aubin et al., 2012) 80% of quitters gain weight (Aveyard et al., 2012) NRT delays but doesn't prevent post-quit weight gain (Farley et al., 2012) Vaping doesn't "make you lose weight." Nicotine does modestly, temporarily, and at a cost that includes physical dependence, cardiovascular stress, and inevitable weight rebound when you stop
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