Although quitting smoking can bring great health benefits, many people will not quit because they are worried about weight gain. A recent study by Israeli scholars found that smokers’ health can be improved by quitting smoking. The findings of this study have alleviated people’s worries to a certain extent.
According to the study, after quitting smoking, people gain an average of 5kg in weight, 26% of which is muscle. This is the first study to show that quitting smoking can improve muscle strength. After quitting smoking, the average muscle strength increased by 20% and the bones were stronger.
The researchers selected 41 heavy smokers as the study subjects, who smoked at least 15 cigarettes a day. Immediately after they quit smoking, their body composition, including fat, muscle and bone, and muscle strength were measured, and repeated one year later. In one year, 10 people stopped smoking. The results of data analysis show that the average weight of people who stop smoking in a year has increased by 5kg, while the weight of re smokers has increased by less than 1kg. About 74% of the weight gain is fat, and the remaining 26% is mostly muscle.
The increased muscle translates into greater strength. The study found that the maximum chest push strength of smokers increased by 8 kilograms on average, the maximum leg push strength increased by 18 kilograms on average, and the grip strength also increased by more than 6 kilograms. In general, the muscle strength of smokers increased by 17% ~ 23% on average.
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