The reason we gain weight when quitting smoking | Scientific minute

The reason we gain weight when quitting smoking. Smoking is responsible for the second highest death toll in the world, and While many smokers would like to quit smoking, they simply cannot. One of the main reason for that is that people who quit smoking rapidly gain weight.
In this video i describe how to microbiome is responsible for this effect.

This research was conducted by the lab of Prof. Eran Elinav from the Weizmann institute, Israel.

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Original research:
Gut microbiota modulates weight gain in mice after discontinued smoke exposure:

Study title:
Gut microbiota modulates weight gain in mice after discontinued smoke exposure

Study authors:
Leviel Fluhr, Uria Mor, Aleksandra A. Kolodziejczyk, Mally Dori-Bachash, Avner Leshem, Shlomik Itav, Yotam Cohen, Jotham Suez, Niv Zmora, Claudia Moresi, Shahar Molina, Niv Ayalon, Rafael Valdés-Mas, Shanni Hornstein, Hodaya Karbi, Denise Kviatcovsky, Adi Livne, Aurelie Bukimer, Shimrit Eliyahu-Miller, Alona Metz, Alexander Brandis, Tevie Mehlman, Yael Kuperman, Michael Tsoory, Noa Stettner, Alon Harmelin, Hagit Shapiro & Eran Elinav

Metabolic effects of smoking cessation:

A paper on the link between smoking and cancer:

Smoking rates in the last 100 years:

Top causes form death worldwide:

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[maryhodgkinson]

I quit smoking some 14 months ago and no matter what I did, watching my calories excercising I put on 25lbs. I think quitting suddenly creates this imbalancein your digestive system and chatting with other ex smokes on a site, they recommended probiotics. so will give this ago and see how I make out. I refuse to go back to smoking, and feel sure even if it's another year down the road things will get back to normal, and my lungs will be as clear as they can be. Perserve.

[JIm-wb]

After 36 years of being a slim and trim 135 pounds, I quit smoking but then I got fat. I ballooned out to a ponderous 275 pounds. That's right, I doubled my body weight. My waist went from a 32 to a 50. I got kicked out of the navy for being obese and I lost my retirement benefits. I developed severe sleep apnea and today I'm a borderline diabetic. Had I known I was going to get fat like this, I would have never quit smoking and I wish I hadn't.

[WhiteXcellence]

Great because im a fucking skeleton right now gonna quit after i finish this pack i hope i become 80-85kgs instead of low 60s

[Jay-sxf]

I gained over 70 pounds; it’s been fours years nicotine free.