The Quit Smoking Diet

Filed in archive General Health on April 9, 2007

There are all kinds of diets available - diets to improve general health, diets to cure various illnesses, and, of course, the ever popular collection of weight loss diets. But here's something new. Newfood.com talks about the Quit Smoking Diet:

Published in this month's issue of the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, the study confirmed the popular notion that certain foods worsen the taste of cigarettes, while others enhance their taste.

According to the researchers at Duke University Medical Center, the findings could lead to a 'Quit Smoking Diet', or to development of a gum or lozenge that makes cigarettes less palatable.

I quit smoking about ten years ago. I'd smoked for about forty years and was burning up over two packs a day. I do remember how a cup of coffee or anything alcoholic increased my cravings. while a mint or washing my mouth out with mouthwash reduced them, at least for a while, so maybe there's something to the idea.

The article continues:

"With a few modifications to their diet - consuming items that make cigarettes taste bad, such as a cold glass of milk, and avoiding items that make cigarettes taste good, like a Pint of beer - smokers can make quitting a bit easier," said McClernon, leader of the researchers.

This will be great if it does as it says. As happy as I am that I finally quit, I'm not going to try to fool anyone into thinking it's easy to quit. It isn't, and any help a smoker can get will be welcome indeed.