Archive for April, 2011
Calling for different approaches towards smoking cessation in men and women
Several years ago University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine scientists carried out a research among cigarette smokers. The participants had to wear opaque glasses and nose clips. When smoking all the women who took part in the research admitted their cigarettes gave less “satisfaction”. In other research, women smokers who tried both low-nicotine and full-flavor cigarettes mentioned less of a difference in satisfaction than men did.
These findings, as well as many other researches, showed that there is difference in the attitude to smoking based on gender. The study reports that men light up in order to get nicotine, whereas women are more likely to smoke in order to control weight, look cool and enhance mood.
Tags: cigarette smokers, cora lee, female smokers, male smokers, national institute on drug abuse, nicotine gum, nicotine replacement therapies, opaque glasses, sensory signals, women smokers
Some Study Results Answer the Question, “why Diet?” And, ” Which Diets Help Weight Loss?”
The end result of “yo-yo” dieting is that it becomes more difficult to maintain a healthy weight. That’s what yo-yo dieting is. I also wouldn’t put too much stock in temporary weight reductions induced for food restrictions. Based on what the media has been reporting over the last nine months or so, the popularity of low-carb dieting is at an all-time high.
Dieting is only for people who are overweight. A doctor can tell you if you’re a healthy weight for your size and age or if you need to lose a few pounds. However, crash dieting is an extremely dangerous way to go about losing weight, and can lead to yo-yo dieting and a number of serious health problems. So before you decide to plunge into a crash diet, there are some facts that you need to know.