Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence

Smoking cessation is one of the most effective ways to reduce cardiovascular risk. However, weight gain and abdominal obesity generally occur after quitting smoking, as a result of nicotine withdrawal. Obesity increases various inflammatory markers, and weight gain after smoking cessation temporaril...

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Autores principales: Koji Hasegawa, Maki Komiyama, Yuko Takahashi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a670724971234dc186675e66993ba22d2021-12-04T16:01:22ZObesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence10.15420/ecr.2019.4.21758-37641758-3756https://doaj.org/article/a670724971234dc186675e66993ba22d2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecrjournal.com/articles/obesity-and-cardiovascular-risk-after-quitting-smoking-latest-evidencehttps://doaj.org/toc/1758-3756https://doaj.org/toc/1758-3764Smoking cessation is one of the most effective ways to reduce cardiovascular risk. However, weight gain and abdominal obesity generally occur after quitting smoking, as a result of nicotine withdrawal. Obesity increases various inflammatory markers, and weight gain after smoking cessation temporarily increases the risk of diabetes and reduces the benefit gained by smoking abstinence. The benefits of smoking cessation may be minimised by obesity in those who have stopped smoking. Pharmacological treatment with medications such as nicotine patches and varenicline is useful to suppress weight gain during smoking cessation. Supporting patients to continue smoking cessation and to gradually decrease their weight will be crucial.Koji HasegawaMaki KomiyamaYuko TakahashiRadcliffe Medical MediaarticleDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENEuropean Cardiology Review , Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 60-61 (2019)
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topic Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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Koji Hasegawa
Maki Komiyama
Yuko Takahashi
Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence
description Smoking cessation is one of the most effective ways to reduce cardiovascular risk. However, weight gain and abdominal obesity generally occur after quitting smoking, as a result of nicotine withdrawal. Obesity increases various inflammatory markers, and weight gain after smoking cessation temporarily increases the risk of diabetes and reduces the benefit gained by smoking abstinence. The benefits of smoking cessation may be minimised by obesity in those who have stopped smoking. Pharmacological treatment with medications such as nicotine patches and varenicline is useful to suppress weight gain during smoking cessation. Supporting patients to continue smoking cessation and to gradually decrease their weight will be crucial.
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author Koji Hasegawa
Maki Komiyama
Yuko Takahashi
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title Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence
title_short Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence
title_full Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence
title_fullStr Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk After Quitting Smoking: The Latest Evidence
title_sort obesity and cardiovascular risk after quitting smoking: the latest evidence
publisher Radcliffe Medical Media
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