A report from Yale University states that nicotine is an appetite suppressant. Ever notice how smokers tend to be skinny? Nicotine somehow tells the brain that you've had enough to eat and so you stop. Maybe this is the real reason people gain weight when they stop smoking, plus the need to do something with your hands and put something in your mouth.

So it seems to me that anyone wanting a smoking alternative would not have the worry about weight gain if they used electronic cigarettes instead of tobacco. No tar, no flame, no stinky breath and now no weight gain.

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I can see that, I've lost about 10 pounds since I started with my e-cig. I don't know if its because of the nicotine or the fact that I can exercise more and longer without all the other problems that standard cigarettes gave me.