Open AccessTobacco Smoking, Eating Behaviors, and Body Weight: a Review
Author(s) -
Ariana M. Chao,
Thomas A. Wadden,
Rebecca L. Ashare,
James Loughead,
Heath D. Schmidt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current addiction reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 2196-2952
DOI - 10.1007/s40429-019-00253-3
Subject(s) - psychology , eating disorders , body weight , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine
This narrative review provides an overview of the relationships among tobacco smoking, eating behaviors, and body weight. The aims are to (1) examine the concurrent and longitudinal associations between tobacco smoking and body weight, (2) describe potential mechanisms underlying the relationships between smoking and body weight, with a focus on mechanisms related to eating behaviors and appetite, and (3) discuss management of concomitant tobacco smoking and obesity.