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Stopping smoking cuts the risk of heart disease even if it leads to significant weight gain, a US study says.
Researchers writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association say the prospect of weight gain makes some smokers reluctant to stop.
But they say quitting has a "positive effect on cardiovascular risk".
The health gains from giving up were most marked in people who did not have diabetes, but people with the condition were still said to have benefited.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21757875
Researchers writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association say the prospect of weight gain makes some smokers reluctant to stop.
But they say quitting has a "positive effect on cardiovascular risk".
The health gains from giving up were most marked in people who did not have diabetes, but people with the condition were still said to have benefited.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21757875