Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer and increased risk of developing other cancers.

Research carried out by the National Institute of heart lung and blood diseases (NHLBI) of the U.S., confirmed that smokers quit, including physical activity, have a higher percentage of long-term success.

The study enrolled subjects aged 18 to 65 years who smoked at least five cigarettes a day during the year preceding the survey.

Estimation of physical and mental condition of smokers continued for seven weeks followed by 6 to 12 months follow-up, including periodically evaluating the behavior of smokers, a new physical activity, body fat index.

All participants underwent sixteen 60-minute interviews and twelve 20-minute telephone sessions for the evaluation of their condition.

Also receiving regular mail information regarding the program to quit. The aim was to focus the attention of smokers to their physical activity and detachment of a sedentary lifestyle.

    The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of physical activity programs to quit smoking with nicotine replacement or impact on smoking behavior.

    Was confirmed the effectiveness of programs for smoking cessation based on physical activity in combination with nicotine replacement therapy or targeted impact on changing the behavior of smokers, having a sedentary lifestyle.

In this study the best results were achieved in non medicinal methods based on reflex-therapy combined with physical activity.

Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer and increased risk of developing other cancers, chronic lung and heart disease.

It is the only proven cause of preventable death in the U.S. and the factors leading to cancer in one third of cases a year.

A number of existing methods for quitting the habit, including nicotine replacement - medicines and chewing gum, have a high enough success rate.


However, people who have good physical activity involved in programs for smoking cessation show better long-term results in terms of change in weight after quitting smoking.

Alcohol consumption, smoking and weight are problematic factors for women entering menopause, according to a survey of the Institute of Cancer Research UK.
 
Cigarette smoking, for example, is associated with the onset of menopause two years earlier than usual. A weight problems have the opposite effect, says study leader Dr. Daniel Morris.Menopausal symptoms appeared a year later in obese women compared with those with normal weight. This is probably due to the effects of fat that they have on sex hormones.
 
There shall be more that menopause occurs later in women who drank more than two drinks per day, aged between 25 and 49 years are not sufficiently physically active between the ages of 30 and 49, or vegetarian.
 
The findings are important because they delay the onset of menopause is a risk factor for many diseases such as breast cancer, experts emphasize.

However, more research to determine whether reducing alcohol consumption or practicing more exercises influence of menopause.
 
The study included 50 000 women aged between 40 and 98 years who filled out a questionnaire about their body weight, eating habits, physical activity and when they have gone through menopause.
 
The results were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
 
Menopause is a period of a woman's life associated with decreased ovarian function and secretion of estrogen from them.Typically, menopause occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 years.