Does smoking speed up for metabolism ?

[7JS]

Does it ?

[kronik420]

highly doubt it..

[austinite]

Increased heart rate but also a suppressant.

Smoking is vile, disgusting and a filthy habit. Nothing you do can prevent the damage that comes with smoking, other than quitting. Considering smoking or even staying on because of metabolism is the biggest mistake one could make.

You smell like an ashtray and so do your clothes.

/rant

[MR-FQ320]

sorry - I totall misread what the point was.

[auswest]

Yes smoking speeds up aging and death, that was the question...right?..

[stpete]

I know it depletes your heart and body of much needed oxygen.

[Times Roman]

and the nicotine constricts the blood vessels

[auswest]

People tend to gain weight once they quit smoking, but that's probably because they turn to food as a replacement, alot of smokers I know don't eat much, it also effects your taste buds...

[JWP806]

Are you considering taking up smoking to increase metabolism? The reason this might make sense is that people who stop smoking tend to gain weight but as mentioned above, this is because some people turn to food to fill the void of smoking.

[ironbeck]

God I wish I wa ready and prepared to qiut I can't stand this disgusting poisonous habit!!!!!!!!!!!GOD help me help myself!!

[JWP806]

I can't imagine how tough it is to be addicted to smoking. Just don't buy that next pack. It should be a no brainer for someone who cares about their body. I understand there is more to it than that but just some straight up willpower is the way to stop.

[JP-MAN]

i had a cig reading this.....i love to smoke...

but dammit man, dont start smoking for metabolism bennifits...

[Hoggage_54]

I like to include a few cartons in every cutting cycle.

[DanB]

I like to include a few cartons in every cutting cycle.

do you not smoke while on threadmill?

i heard you burn 6.7% more fat

[JWP806]

do you not smoke while on threadmill?

i heard you burn 6.7% more fat

60% of the time, it works every time.

[DanB]

60% of the time, it works every time.

correct

admin can you sticky this valuable info

[Hoggage_54]

Inhaling cigars puts your metabolism into overdrive. Nothing like inhaling an entire cigar while on the stationary bike.

[DanB]

Inhaling cigars puts your metabolism into overdrive. Nothing like inhaling an entire cigar while on the stationary bike.

only cuban though the rest will put you in a catabolic state

[Swifto]

J Appl Physiol. 1992 Feb;72(2):401-9.

Metabolic effects of cigarette smoking.

Perkins KA.
Source

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213.
Abstract

The inverse relationship between cigarette smoking and body weight, a potent obstacle to stopping smoking, may be due in part to effects of smoking on increasing whole body metabolism. Studies examining chronic and acute metabolic effects of smoking, as well as its constituent nicotine, are reviewed. Evidence suggests the absence of a chronic effect; most studies indicate that smokers and nonsmokers have similar resting metabolic rates (RMR) and that RMR declines very little after smoking cessation. Although an acute effect due to smoking is apparent, its magnitude is inconsistent across studies, possibly because of variability in smoke exposure or nicotine intake. In smokers at rest, the acute effect of smoking (and nicotine intake) appears to be significant but small (less than 10% of RMR) and transient (less than or equal to 30 min). However, the specific situations in which smokers tend to smoke may mediate the magnitude of this effect, inasmuch as smoking during casual physical activity may enhance it while smoking after eating may reduce it. Sympathoadrenal activation by nicotine appears to be primarily responsible for the metabolic effect of smoking, but possible contributions from nonnicotine constituents of tobacco smoke and behavioral effects of inhaling may also be important. Improved understanding of these metabolic effects may lead to better prediction and control of weight gain after smoking cessation, thus increasing the likelihood of maintaining abstinence.

PMID:
1559911
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


Diabetes Care. 1996 Feb;19(2):112-8.

Acute effect of cigarette smoking on glucose tolerance and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Frati AC, Iniestra F, Ariza CR.
Source

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico La Raza, Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:

To investigate the acute effect of cigarette smoking on glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, serum lipids, blood pressure, and heart rate.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:

This nonrandomized experimental control trial in a tertiary care center included 20 healthy chronic smokers and 20 age-, sex-, and BMI-matched healthy volunteers. Two oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) were performed on each subject. Three cigarettes were smoked during the first 30 min in one of the tests. Serum glucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels were measured every 30 min; the area under the curve (AUC) and the insulin sensitivity index (ISI) were calculated; serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were measured at 0 and 180 min; and blood pressure and heart rate were recorded every 5 min throughout 180 min.
RESULTS:

Smoking acutely impaired glucose tolerance: the AUC for glucose in smokers was 25.5 +/- 1.03 mmol/l (mean +/- SE) (95% CI 22.9-28) during the smoking OGTT and 21.8 +/- 0.85 mmol/l (CI 19.2-24.3) in the control OGTT (P < 0.01); in nonsmokers, it was 19.7 +/- 0.3 mmol/l (CI 18.8-20.5) in the smoking OGTT and 18.7 +/- 0.35 mmol/l (CI 17.8-19.5) in the control OGTT (P < 0.05). Smoking acutely increased serum insulin and C-peptide levels and decreased ISI only in smokers: ISI in smokers was 55 +/- 2.8 (CI 47.4-62.6) in the control OGTT and 43 +/- 2.7 (CI 35.4-50.6) in the smoking OGTT (P < 0.05). Smoking acutely caused a rise of serum total cholesterol levels in both groups and increased LDL cholesterol and triglyceride serum levels significantly only in smokers (P < 0.05). A significant rise of blood pressure and heart rate while smoking was present in all the subjects.
CONCLUSIONS:

Smoking acutely impaired glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, enhanced serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and raised blood pressure and heart rate. These findings support the pathogenetic role of cigarette smoking on cardiovascular risk factors.

PMID:
8718429
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/7/1/81




BOOOOOM.

[Ares101]

Lady at the gym must use the forum, she did 45 mins on the elliptical and went right to her car to smoke a cig!

[JWP806]

Lady at the gym must use the forum, she did 45 mins on the elliptical and went right to her car to smoke a cig!

I have never understood people who do such counterproductive things like this. How can you care enough about your health to drag your ass to the gym, hit the cardio for 45 minutes and then go inhale smoke into your lungs. I mean, at least she is doing something, unlike a lot of people out there but damn, that's stupid.

[dec11]

i short, it strangles your body

[AD]

Inhaling cigars puts your metabolism into overdrive. Nothing like inhaling an entire cigar while on the stationary bike.

need to paddle or not?

[7JS]

I also found out that you shouldn't smoke for altleast 1 hour after the gym because your muscle needs oxygen and cells but if you fill them with chemicals ( a cigerette ) then they won't get there full repair, is this correct or a myth ?

[Metalject]

60% of the time, it works every time.

It's got bits of real panther in it so you know it's good.