Our aim was to critically evaluate the relations among smoking, body weight, body fat
distribution, and insulin resistance as reported in the literature. In the short term, nicotine …

Background Overt hypothyroidism is clearly related to body weight gain and greater
adiposity, but the range of hormonal change in serum TSH concentration associated with …

Background Although smokers tend to have a lower body-mass index than non-smokers,
smoking may favour abdominal body fat accumulation. To our knowledge, no population …

Objective: We analyzed the cross‐sectional association between obesity and smoking
habits, taking into account diet, physical activity, and educational level. Research Methods …

Background: High fruit and vegetable intakes may limit weight gain, particularly in
susceptible persons, such as those who stop smoking. Objective: The objective was to …

Childhood maltreatment has been implicated as a risk factor for adult obesity. We describe
the first prospective assessment of adult obesity in individuals with documented histories of …

Objectives Risk factors for low-back pain are known to co-occur, but their joint effect has not
often been studied. Little is also known about the variation of the risk factors or their effects …

Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) risk is elevated among lean people and reduced
among overweight or obese people in some studies; however, it is unknown whether these …

Nicotine has been shown to decrease appetite, food intake (FI) and body weight, but the
mechanisms are unclear. The purpose of this review was to examine research on the effects …

BACKGROUND.: We examined whether smoking status including heavy smoking (20 or
more cigarettes per day) is related to the number of pain locations and intensity of pain …