CHANGES IN FOOD-CONSUMPTION AND BODY-WEIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING CESSATION ACROSS MENSTRUAL-CYCLE PHASE

Forty women smokers were randomly assigned to smoking cessation for a 10-day period of time, either during the follicular or the luteal phas e of their menstrual cycle. Measurements of dietary intake and body we ight were collected during the same phase the previous (smoking as usu al) month and during the cessation phase. Physical activity was contro lled across the 2 months. Comparisons between the smoking and cessatio n months indicated that both groups increased their dietary intake dur ing the cessation month, but no interaction occurred between phase and month. That is, women in both groups increased dietary intake to the same degree. All energy nutrients tested (fat, complex carbohydrates, and sugar) increased significantly from baseline to cessation. Convers ely, body weight increased by 1.8 kg (4 lb) in the Luteal group, while weight remained stable (0.1 kg change) in the Follicular group. (C) 1 997 Elsevier Science Ltd.