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Background: Weight gain is very frequent after smoking cessation and constitutes an obstacle to the decision to quit smoking
Aim: To assess the impact of smoking cessation on the weight and eating behaviour
Methods: This was a prospective study that included thirty four smokers. A questionnaire allowing the assessment of the eating behaviour was given to all smokers at the first consultation and at one month of smoking cessation
Results: The mean age was 40.32 years. Thirty two smokers were males. The mean weight had increased by 1.7 kg at 1 month of smoking cessation [p=0.00]. The increase of weight was significativelly associated with the female gender, the age of smoking initiation and the consumption of cigarettes per day. The waist and hip circumferences had also increased [p=0.00]. The calories intake had increased from 3875.70 Calories to 4168.85 Calories [p=0.03]. Snacking had increased from de 73.5% to 82.4% [p= 0.263]. The intake of lipids and carbohydrates had not changed. The intake of protein had decreased from 14.57% to 13.5% [p= 0.041]. An increase of the intake of fiber [p= 0.033], zinc [p= 0.033], and vitB9 [p= 0.044] had been noted
Conclusion: The weight gain is an unwanted effect of smoking cessation which justifies a global care
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Background: The pollen-foods syndrome is rare and of difficult diagnosis. The aim is to report a rare case, it's the four case reported in the literature
Case report: A 48-year-old woman presenting with palatal itching and generalized urticaria following ingestion of olive fruit, 5 years after being diagnosed with olive pollinosis. She did not have a history of other food allergy or urticaria. The prick-test was positive in olive pollen.The olive pollen specific IgE was positive. The oral provocation test was positive for olives and negative for olive oil. The diagnosis of "pollen-food olive-olive syndrome" was accepted. Interestingly, in this rare case the patient developed olive fruit allergy in the presence of olive pollinosis, but did not experience allergic symptoms to fruits other than olive
Conclusion: In spite its rarity this syndrome should be evoke particularly in our country