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RavenCares

Joined: 25-Jul-2007
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 04:30 am
Post topic: Adolescent Girls More Likely To Smoke When Dieting		  
A new study has been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion that shows teenage girls are twice as likely to begin smoking tobacco if they are dieting. Researchers at the University of Florida analyzed the dieting and smoking habits of 7,795 teenagers in grades 7-12.

Since smoking suppresses the appetite, researchers were not surprised that so many young girls are using tobacco when they diet.

An interesting point, though, is that teenage boys who diet don't take up smoking any more than their non-dieting counterparts.
Tags: adolescents , teenagers , girls , teenage-girls , tobacco , diets , dieting , research-studies
 
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Cheerful

Joined: 14-Aug-2007
Posts: 123
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 09:22 pm
Post topic: Adolescent Girls More Likely To Smoke When Dieting		  
It makes sense. Eventually I'm going to quit smoking and I fully anticipate putting weight on when I do quit. I started smoking as a teen and I hate to see so many other young girls fall into it that young. It's a hard habit to quit once you start.
 
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RavenCares

Joined: 25-Jul-2007
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 05:16 am
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Cheerful, I'm in the same boat you are. I started smoking in my early teens, thinking I would just up and quit magically when I became an adult. It never happened... I should have quit smoking years and years ago, but it seems that every time I tried, I failed. I am going to give it an all-out try once more, though. I cringe whenever I see teenagers smoking.
 
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Cheerful

Joined: 14-Aug-2007
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 08:27 pm
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I'm thinking about trying hyponosis. I have a family member who has a friend that said it worked for them. I know I can be hypnotized because I was hypnotized once when I was younger. I need to quit soon. My kids deserve to have a healthy parent, not one that they have to take care of or lose to lung cancer.
 
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Sissy

Joined: 18-Jul-2007
Posts: 248
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 09:02 pm
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Hypnosis and relaxation does work for a variety of things! Give it a try it is definitely worth a shot. Remember though you have to want to - it is not magic!

Sissy
 
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Sissy

Joined: 18-Jul-2007
Posts: 248
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:35 pm
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I recently read that despite all the warnings that teens are smoking as much as ever. This is scarry and I wished we could do something for the youth that are getting addicted.

Sissy
 
 
 

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