You might have heard about the common practice among teenager girls to smoke in order to keep their weight under check. However, a recent study has proved that there is no benefit in this practice, and that girls who smoke and who do not, gain weight at the same rate. This is a clear indication that if girls are smoking, they will not get any benefit from it to control their weight loss, except the psychological conception that yes they are getting some benefit.
Interestingly, the study has pointed out that boys who smoke have effects on their growth. They tend to be leaner and shorter in height in comparison to the boys who are non-smokers. The result of this study has come at a very crucial period when more and more girls are resorting to smoking. However, we can hope that with more detailed results of such studies, girls will realize that they are just wasting their money in such pursuits–it does not help to lose weight in any way.

The study was conducted on aroun 1300 Montreal students, and started to monitor them at the age of 12-13 years. It is astonishing to know that around 73% of girls among those students had started smoking. The study has helped to understand a major issue in the young girls. Boys will also take some facts to understand that smoking effects their growth also, but girls who are looking to control their weight gain through smoking will be largely benefitted from this study, as it does not support their conviction. There are many similar projects going on, and we can expect that the researchers will be able to provide more details on this issue, which will surely help in dissuading many girls from this habit of smoking.