Smoking is an addiction, which over time starts affecting physical and mental well-being. But quitting smoking isn’t also an easy task. Those who try to quit smoking often face unwanted side effects making it more challenging to give up on nicotine dependence, and one is weight gain. It is common to gain weight when trying to give up smoking, and you are alone in it. It does not imply that you should continue with it. Smoking can give rise to many health problems like cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases and diabetes. Weight gain caused after quitting smoking is still reversible, but other chronic diseases caused due to it can turn out to be fatal.

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