TY - JOUR
T1 - Nicotine Replacement
T2 - Effects on Postcessation Weight Gain
AU - Gross, Janet
AU - Stitzer, Maxine L.
AU - Maldonado, Janelle
PY - 1989/2
Y1 - 1989/2
N2 - The present study examined nicotine replacement effects on postcessation weight gain in smoking cessation clinic volunteers using objective indices of cigarette smoking, gum use, and body weight. After they achieved abstinence, subjects were randomly assigned to either active nicotine or placebo gum conditions for 10 weeks, during which smoking status was carefully monitored. Analyses revealed strong evidence for a gum effect on weight gain, with active gum users gaining a mean total of 3.8 lb compared with 7.8 lb for placebo gum users at the end of the 10-week trial. Evidence for a dose-response relation was found, suggesting that more gum use (≥ 6.5 pieces/day) resulted in greater weight suppression. Placebo gum subjects reported greater postcessation increases in eating and hunger compared with active gum subjects. The implications of the weight suppression effect of nicotine gum for smoking cessation treatments are discussed.
AB - The present study examined nicotine replacement effects on postcessation weight gain in smoking cessation clinic volunteers using objective indices of cigarette smoking, gum use, and body weight. After they achieved abstinence, subjects were randomly assigned to either active nicotine or placebo gum conditions for 10 weeks, during which smoking status was carefully monitored. Analyses revealed strong evidence for a gum effect on weight gain, with active gum users gaining a mean total of 3.8 lb compared with 7.8 lb for placebo gum users at the end of the 10-week trial. Evidence for a dose-response relation was found, suggesting that more gum use (≥ 6.5 pieces/day) resulted in greater weight suppression. Placebo gum subjects reported greater postcessation increases in eating and hunger compared with active gum subjects. The implications of the weight suppression effect of nicotine gum for smoking cessation treatments are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-006X.57.1.87
DO - 10.1037/0022-006X.57.1.87
M3 - Article
C2 - 2925978
AN - SCOPUS:0024324384
SN - 0022-006X
VL - 57
SP - 87
EP - 92
JO - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
IS - 1
ER -