Smoking won't make you fat, but you will probably lose weight ~ ~ ~

But you will get fat after quitting smoking.

Reason 1:

Nicotine in tobacco accelerates the whole physiological function, especially the frequency of food metabolism. Although smoking is mostly in leisure time, excessive smoking often makes people's heart beat faster. The average heartbeat of smokers is 84 beats per minute, while that of non-smokers is 72 beats per minute. Once you quit smoking, your metabolism slows down, your food consumption slows down, and your weight will increase.

People who quit smoking tend to be addicted again, and various situations force them to feel empty and want to eat sweets when they quit smoking. This is because nicotine reduces the insulin level in the blood, thus reducing people's desire for sweets; When nicotine is removed, the insulin level in the blood tends to increase, and people tend to eat more sweets, so they will get fat.

So, can smoking lose weight? Actually, it's not. The harm caused by smoking is far greater than that caused by overweight. A considerable number of patients died of diseases related to smoking.

The second reason:

Changing from smoking habit to eating snacks and sweets is not the only reason why smokers get fat.

Through experiments, researchers found that smoking actually changed the regulatory function of the brain and inhibited hormones and neuropeptides specifically responsible for hunger. The expert in charge of this research explained that there are several chemicals responsible for regulating appetite, and neuropeptide is only one of them.

After quitting smoking, in theory, the substances that consume energy in the body decrease, so smokers tend to gain weight. However, experts say that the weight gain of smokers is not mainly caused by quitting smoking. Smokers usually have unhealthy living habits. If they change this habit, they should be able to control their weight.