A study from the Nordic School of Public Health (NHV) in Sweden involving 6,000 participants may have debunked THE ONLY perceived health benefit of smoking. According to the results, smoking DOES NOT keep you thin!
After using two methods of measuring body fat, including BMI (body mass index) and WHR (waist hip ratio), the study found men and women smokers had a higher WHR then non-smokers. On the flip side, women smokers had a lower BMI.
Anyone citing smoking as a means of controlling weight should put down the cigarette, pick up an apple and go for a run!
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Jul 13, 2011 13:00pm PDT
