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Journal of Food Science and Nutrition | Volume 2
December 09-10, 2019 | Dubai, UAE
Nutrition, Food Science and Technology
8th International Conference on
J Food Sci Nutr, Volume:2
Smoking and obesity are major public health challenges
and the prevalence of both is increasing globally.
Smoking increases the risk NCDs eg. cancer, respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases, and is the leading preventable cause
of death in developed countries. Obesity is the fifth leading
cause of death, globally, and accounts for 44% of cases of
diabetes and 23% of ischemic heart disease. The Framingham
Study showed that the life expectancy of obese smokers
is around 13 years shorter than non-obese, never smokers.
Over 80% of smokers wish to quit smoking but only 33%
attempt to do so. Of those who attempt to quit, 75%-80%
relapse within six months. Addiction is the main reason for
smokers failing to quit. However, concerns about weight gain
are an independent factor in smokers deciding not to quit,
especially young women. Also, the general perception that
smoking may protect against obesity is a common reason for
starting smoking among adolescents. Smokers have a lower
body weight on an average than non-smokers but tend to
gain weight after quitting smoking; however, active smokers
who smoke more intensively tend to weigh more than light
smokers. A link between obesity and smoking behaviour
could have implications for weight control and smoking
prevention strategies, as well as for prevention of multiple
noncommunicable diseases. Obesity and tobacco smoking are
important risk factors for a wide variety of noncommunicable
diseases, but their inter-relationship is complex and not well
understood. Observational studies consistently show an
inverse association between current cigarette smoking and
body weight, followed by weight gain after smoking cessation.
Beliefs that smoking protects against obesity may be over-
simplistic, especially among younger and heavier smokers.
Quitting smoking may be associated with temporary weight
gain. Therefore, smoking cessation interventions should
include weight management support.
Speaker Biography
Rakesh Gupta has completed his M.D at the age of 29 years from Punjabi
University Patiala- India. He’s working as Director of Chemical Examiner
Lab, State of Punjab. He is an Alumni of John Hopkins School of Public
Health and University of California. He has received WHO Award 2015 on
World No Tobacco Day, represented MOHFW in WHO ENDS Consultation
in Panama 2016 and a consultation on Plain packaging in Geneva 2017
Contributed significantly to many National/International Conferences.
Abstracts accepted and presented in WLCs Barcelona 2014, Cape Town
2015, Liverpool 2016, COPD Conference Tokyo-2018, APACT Bali-2018,
NCTOH Mumbai 2019 and World Conference on Lung Health 2019.
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Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Department of Home Affairs and Justice - Government of Punjab, India
Tobacco use and Obesity