concern about weight gain, and anticipated relapse after smoking cessation. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Hospital-based tobacco cessation program. Subjects: Two hundred fifty-two ...

Background Concerns about postcessational weight gain might hamper rather than encourage smokers to quit smoking. Methods We conducted a comprehensive multi-institutional smoking cessation program ...

There are a number of reasons why smoking cessation leads to weight gain, Yammine explained. One cause is behavioral.