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Teenage Girls Starting A Diet, Twice As Likely To Start Smoking |
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Saturday, 01 September 2007 |
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Teenage girls who are dieting are almost twice as likely to start smoking regularly as girls who are not dieting, according to a new study of nearly 8,000 adolescents. With boys, cigarette availability rather than the desire to lose weight is a factor in the decision to give smoking a try. The researchers based their study on past evidence showing that body weight often drives people's decision to smoke -- one of the reasons people start smoking or do not try to quit might be because of the effect cigarettes could have on weight control.
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