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Smoking doesn't keep fat off: study 

A new Australian study debunking the myth that cigarettes keep weight down is a further warning about the dangers of smoking, an anti-smoking body says.

The study, conducted by a research team from the University of New South Wales and the University of Melbourne, found people do not shed fat simply because they smoke.

The research found smokers lost muscle mass, which gave them the appearance of being thinner, but the fat instead was stored around their vital organs.

Mice were studied over seven weeks, with half exposed to smoke from four cigarettes a day for six days a week while the other half smoke free.

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