Weight-Loss Surgery and Smoking Rates (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Weight-Loss Surgery and Smoking Rates

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Most adult smokers who undergo weight-loss surgery quit in the month before their operation. But the majority relapse and, within seven years, smoking rates climb to pre-surgery levels.

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