Determinants of smoking related weight-concern in smokers participating in a community-based cessation program.

Background: Concern about weight gain is a barrier to smoking-cessation, but determinants of postcessation weight-concern have not been comprehensively assessed in the context of community-based cessation programs.

Methods: This cross-sectional analysis used baseline data from a cessation trial of 392 adults randomized to physical activity (PA) or general wellness counseling as adjunctive treatment for smoking. Outcomes were 1) smoking behaviors to control weight and 2) anticipating relapse due to weight gain.

The Efficacy of Individualized, Community-Based Physical Activity to Aid Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: The efficacy of individualized, community-based physical activity as an adjunctive smoking cessation treatment to enhance long-term smoking cessation rates was evaluated for the Lifestyle Enhancement Program (LEAP).

Methods: The study was a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial. All participants ( = 392) received cessation counseling and a nicotine patch and were randomized to physical activity ( = 199; YMCA membership and personalized exercise programming from a health coach) or an equal contact frequency wellness curriculum ( = 193).

Community-based physical activity as adjunctive smoking cessation treatment: Rationale, design, and baseline data for the Lifestyle Enhancement Program (LEAP) randomized controlled trial.

Despite advances in behavioral and pharmacological treatment for tobacco use and dependence, quit rates remain suboptimal. Increasing physical activity has shown some promise as a strategy for improving cessation outcomes. However, initial efficacy studies focused on intensive, highly structured exercise programs that may not be applicable to the general population of smokers.

Bone Accrual in Children and Adolescent Nonelite Swimmers: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study.

Objective: To examine differences in bone mass between children and adolescents swimming competitively at nonelite levels (locally and regionally) and nonathletes and to assess changes in bone mass in these 2 groups over 24 months after taking into consideration several known confounders of bone mass.

Design: Observational prospective study.

Participants: White nonelite swimmers (n = 128) and nonathletes (n = 106) 8 to 18 years of age from Memphis, Tennessee, USA.