Effect of Exercise Activity and Food Consumption Behavior on the Success of Smoking Cessation Program

Abstract

Objective: Food and beverage preferences and exercise activities suppress the desire to smoke and extend the cessation period. The aim of the present study was to investigate effects of food consumption and physical activities on the success of a smoking cessation program. Methods: In our retrospective cohort study, demographics, smoking cessation therapy features, levels of addiction, treatment results, food preferred in case of desire to smoke during follow-up, and physical activities of 119 patients monitored within the scope of smoking cessation program in our site were recorded. The data of the groups with successful and unsuccessful smoking cessation were analyzed by comparison. Results: The successful group had more patients who quit smoking within the first one month in the treatment process and gained weight than the unsuccessful group (p