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HTTP:: Moderate Exercise Makes Cigarettes Less Attractive
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Smokers who are trying to kick the habit often find themselves in a position where they have to deal with the so-called triggers. These can be smoking-related images in the media, other smokers, or habits usually associated with smoking (a cup of coffee, catching up with an old friend, and so on and so forth). A new study comes to show that these triggers can be avoided and cravings curbed with some exercise, as Eurekalert can confirm. A bout of moderate-intensity exercise seems to be able to do that which the nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) only does in part: reduce cravings and eliminate temptation. Moreover, the study has learned, it does so by going straight to the root of the problem by making the cigarette less attractive for the smoker who’s trying to quit. Participants in the study â€" all moderately heavy smokers who abstained for 15 hours before the test â€" have all showed less attraction towards smoking-related images after a mild bout of exercise. “W!
hile the participants were shown the images, the research team used the latest eye tracking technology to measure and record their precise eye movements. They were able to show not only the length of time people looked at smoking-related images but also how quickly pictures of cigarettes could grab their attention, c...
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