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Benefits of quitting smoking outpace risk of modest weight gain

NIH-funded study finds post-cessation weight gain does not elevate cardiovascular risks for former smokers The improvement in cardiovascular health that results from quitting smoking far outweighs the limited risks to cardiovascular health from the mode
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
added Mar 13, 2013 11:02
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Post-smoking weight gain healthier than cigarettes: study

"Among people who quit smoking, regardless of the weight gain, they were about half as likely to have a heart attack or a stroke or die from a heart attack over six years of observation," said Meigs.
KABC-TV Channel 7 (Los Angeles, CA)
added Mar 13, 2013 10:49
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[India] Complete Ban of Tobacco Products

The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 dated 1st August 2011, issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, lays down that tobacco and nicotine shall not be used as ingredients in any food products.
Press Information Bureau-Government of India (in)
added Mar 12, 2013 06:11
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America's happiest (and most miserable) states

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which has surveyed 1.7 million Americans since the survey was first conducted in 2008, reflects the physical and emotional health of residents in each of the 50 states.
NBC
added Mar 11, 2013 07:47
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Even As Mortality Fell In Most US Counties, Female Mortality Nonetheless Rose In 42.8 Percent Of Counties From 1992 To 2006

Several factors, including higher education levels, not being in the South or West, and low smoking rates, were associated with lower mortality rates. Medical care variables, such as proportions of primary care providers, were not
Health Affairs (ca)
added Mar 11, 2013 07:17
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[California] Study shows declining life span for some U.S. women, including Humboldt County

The study, released by the journal Health Affairs, found declining life expectancy for women in about 43 percent of the nation's counties. The study is the latest to spot this pattern, especially among disadvantaged white women. Some leading theories bl
Eureka (CA) Times-Standard
added Mar 11, 2013 07:13
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AUDIO: The Leonard Lopate Show: Michael Moss on How the Food Giants Hooked Us

In Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us he reveals how companies create foods to addict us--from the food science labs to the marketing campaigns--and how the industry would cease to exist without salt, sugar, and fat.
WNYC Radio
added Mar 8, 2013 12:17
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[Pennsylvania] Donor Smoking and Recipient Obesity Tied to Higher Rates of Death and Lung Injury After Lung Transplantation

Penn Medicine Study Uncovers Novel Risk Factors that will Help to Improve Lung Transplant Risk Assessment
University of Pennsylvania Health System
added Mar 7, 2013 14:53
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Tobacco-infused cuisine on display at Cuba Cigar Festival

A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with Cuba into baked stone bass filets, bread and butter, a rich demi-glace sauce, even ice cream. The result was a tangy heat that one taster
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 6, 2013 12:23
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[Cuba] Croatian chefs prepare tangy, tobacco leaf-infused dishes at Havana's 15th ...

A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with Cuba into baked stone bass filets, bread and butter, a rich demi-glace sauce, even ice cream.
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 28, 2013 18:43
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