What keeps smokers thin?

Previous studies reveal that smokers have less body fat compared to non-smokers. A new study conducted by U.S. researchers may help explain the reason.

According to an ANI report, "Researchers from Weill Medical College of Cornell University evaluated the levels of alpha2-zinc-glycoprotein1 (AZGP1), a gene linked to weight loss, in 37 healthy non-smokers and 55 healthy smokers." It was then found that AZGP1 levels were higher in smokers than in non-smokers. However, they were not able to directly prove that smoking lead to increases in AZPG1 are enough to cause weight loss, but suspect that AZGP1 levels in smokers could definitely be one of the mechanisms contributing to weight differences between smokers and non-smokers. The study has been published in the May issue of CHEST journal.