On Gaining Weight...
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...There is a tendency to gain weight that is very annoying. It's not
necessarily due to eating more. There is a mild drop in the way you burn
calories when you don't have nicotine in your system. 

Increase your exercise and you should avoid it.

Think that one pack of cigarettes a day has an effect on your health of
approximately 25 pounds of extra weight. So, if you quit and gain 10
pounds, you are still ahead of the game.


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