According to a new study, milk can help the body give up its addiction to cigarettes.
According to a new study, milk can help the body give up its addiction to cigarettes.
A study of 209 heavy smokers found that they thought milk was one of the staple foods that worsened the taste of cigarettes. Other foods with a similar effect, they say, are decaffeinated beverages such as water or juice, such as fruits and vegetables.
Conversely, foods such as meat, caffeinated beverages and alcohol improve the taste of cigarettes and increase the desire to smoke. The study's lead author, Joseph McClernon, said the results could help create a nutritious diet, or rather a chewing gum with a specific composition, to help smokers quit smoking more easily and painlessly.
Scientists have high hopes in this regard, as well as the use of the compound silver acetate, which is also known to worsen the taste of cigarettes. This ingredient could be the basis of chewing gum or candy to help fight smoking.
However, silver acetate is not the golden pill that can stop the craving for cigarettes. It's all about the will, Jet Rose thinks. True, the substance reduces the pleasure of smoking, but if a person is passionate about lighting a cigarette and can not resist the temptation, nothing can stop it. According to Rose, the treatment of nicotine addicts should include two components - on the one hand substances rich in silver acetate or similar, which suppress the desire for cigarettes, and on the other nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine patch or nicotine gum.