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Montreal-Based Study: Smoking Does Not Lead To Weight Loss 

A recent study recently dispelled a medical myth and asserted that smoking does not help lower the weight of teenage girls. It does, however impede the growth of teenage boys.

After observing a total of 1,293 Montreal teenagers from ages 12 to 17, and conducting follow-up checks every three months of smoking and lifestyle habits, the experts from the University of Montreal concluded that there were no differences in the girls' weights, or body mass index.

There was, however, a difference in the boys' heights, which appeared to be lower by 2.54 centimeters in average, compared to those who did not smoke. . . .

The findings were published in an issue of the journal Annals of Epidemiology.

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