E-Cigarettes Could Be Used To Help Combat Obesity In Smokers Trying To Quit, Study Suggests.

reports that in a review published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, researchers found that while the nicotine in cigarettes “makes smokers less likely to overeat,” e-cigarettes, “which contain nicotine but no tobacco, may help prevent them from eating too much when they quit.” The article notes that smoking tobacco “is known to suppress appetite and smokers often say they smoke to keep their body weight in check.” But for smokers trying to quit and prevent weight gain, the researchers said, e-cigarettes with food flavorings “may replicate some of the sensations of eating.” http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N1CU6NE