Which of the following is a feature of smoking and weight maintenance? a. Smoking a cigarette increases the appetite for energy-dense foods. b. Smokers on average weigh about 5 lbs more than nonsmokers. c. Trying to stop smoking at the same time as trying to lose weight effectively guarantees neither effort will succeed. d. Psychotherapy is effective at reducing either smoking or body weight but not both at the same time. e. People who give up smoking gain an average of 10 lbs in the first year.

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Brandon Cooley

Social Studies

13 August, 01:19

Which of the following is a feature of smoking and weight maintenance? a. Smoking a cigarette increases the appetite for energy-dense foods. b. Smokers on average weigh about 5 lbs more than nonsmokers. c. Trying to stop smoking at the same time as trying to lose weight effectively guarantees neither effort will succeed. d. Psychotherapy is effective at reducing either smoking or body weight but not both at the same time. e. People who give up smoking gain an average of 10 lbs in the first year.

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Sasha Dickson · Answer 1

e. People who give up smoking gain an average of 10 lbs in the first year.

Explanation:

Smoking is the practice where a substance is burned and smoke that results from it is inhaled in to be absorbed in the bloodstream and be tasted. Smoking is considered to be a bad habit as it causes ill effects in the body.

Smoking makes people lose weight. Thus when people quit smoking the body starts metabolizing differently causing weight gain.

Hence the correct option is (e).