Does Vaping Make You Gain Weight?

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Can Vaping Make You Gain Weight?
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Does Vaping Make You Gain Weight?
Have you ever heard that vaping and weight loss
are somehow related? Have you ever asked
yourself why most vapers tend to appear thinner
and weigh less than non-vapers? Truly, a common
stereotype about smokers is that they are often
depicted as skinny and pale individuals. In
fact, heavy smokers are well-known for often
forgoing meals the huge quantities of n icotine
squash their desire to eat. Also, another not
uncommon stereotype of people whove recently
quit smoking is their unparalleled desire for
food, return of hunger, and noticeable weight
gain. And these commence the moment youve quit
smoking. The same occurs in vaping thanks to
nicotine. Its been established that nicotine is
a natural appetite suppressant that keeps
consumers relatively lean though in an unhealthy
way. In the past, before vaping was invented,
some people would claim that they smoked to stay
slim and fit. Even though regular cigarettes are
perceived to be dirty since they produce smoke
and tar, it is possible to find some
conservatives who have kept the habit out of
worry of adding some extra pounds. Some would
console themselves and say better dead than fat
as they pull and exhale huge clouds of
smoke. Thanks to the introduction of
e-cigarettes and other smoke-free aids, there is
a decreasing trend in the number of smokers
worldwide. But still, some people are worried
that it could affect their diet. Are there sugars
or are there calories in vape flavors? Does
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vaping interfere with appetite? And probably the
most disturbing question does it make you fat?
These among the many questions are the concerns
of vapers and some smokers considering to shift
allegiance to vaping. Generally, ex-smokers do
not want to go back to smoking, but they also
fear experiencing a bulging waistline if they
begin the new habit. Some smokers feel they dont
want much food when they are smoking. In fact,
you could overhear some of them arguing that
their consumption of nicotine-found vape flavors
has helped them control their weight. Although
that might be their thinking, its caused by the
appetite-suppressing impacts of
nicotine. Today, e-cigarettes are being viewed
as the best replacement for regular cigarettes in
the quest to become a smoke-free nicotine
industry. Vaping is rated to be close to 95 less
harmful compared to cigarette smoking. Besides,
health officials across the globe have published
sets of evidence suggesting that vaping assists
smokers become smoke-free. With hundreds of
millions of vapers all over the world enjoying
the benefits of vaping, e- cigarettes use
nicotine-based vape flavors, vaporized into vapor
form, and inhaled to get the anticipated
satisfaction. Nicotine found in vape flavor has
the same effects as the one contained in a
regular cigarette it will similarly suppress
your appetite that a cigarette
does. Myths Several m yths and misconceptions
have arisen around the query of whether vaping
can make someone gain weight. When vape flavors
are available in plenty of flavorful tastes and
varieties, its quite easy to perceive that they
might cause an equal impact on our bodies as
beverages and energy drinks of the same flavor do
but that doesnt happen. Weight gain only
occurs when you take plenty of calories and at a
faster rate than the body metabolism can burn
all of them. The majority of vape flavors contain
two fundamental base ingredients, vegetable
glycerine, and propylene glycol, that contain a
few calories. Also, inhaling and exhaling vapor
is completely different from ingesting a
substance of equivalent caloric value while
vaping, you dont ingest those calories. The
calorie values of a substance are computed based
on the energy dissipated when the ingredients of
the substance are burnt, irrespective of how the
body interacts with the substance. That said,
the calorie value indicated on some vape flavors
shows the energy value for that bottled
substance, and that does not necessarily imply it
plays a role in weight gain. If youre using
vape flavors after having been a smoker
previously, you may have noticed some weight
gain in the initial days of vaping. Reason
compared with regular cigarettes, vape flavors
contain fewer amounts of nicotine. But this does
not necessarily mean vaping contributes to
weight gain.
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While the presence of nicotine in vape flavors
causes appetite-suppressing effects to the
vaper, the hand-to-mouth action of vaping
interferes with the food consumption delaying
weight gain. Besides, vapers and smokers have
expressed their views that they believe
consuming nicotine assists them to control their
weight. Nevertheless, some factors such as
gender command the rate of weight loss. For
instance, female vapers lose weight at a higher
rate than male vapers, especially when they are
considered overweight. Also, its not interesting
that vapers express concern about increasing
their weight once they quit vaping. In some
regions, its been reported that the reduction in
nicotine prevalence may have contributed to an
increase in obesity cases. Consequently, the
objective of vaping is not to do it forever, but
to assist people to ease their addiction to
smoking and nicotine intake, and ultimately stop
nicotine addiction. Whereas smoking can be
countered by quitting it immediately, its vital
to reduce the nicotine addiction gradually, so
that you do not subject your body to undue
stress. Does Vape Flavor Contain Calories? Like
beer, beverages, and energy drinks contain
calories, some people may be wondering whats
vape flavors and whats contained in them. Might
some calories may cause unwanted weight gains to
them? Well, the fact is almost all fluids contain
calories and calories are forms or sources of
energy. Even that concoction of celery youre
taking to slim down contains calories. So, if
youre stuck on whether vape flavor contains
calories, then you must be guessing the answer,
in fact, you have the answer! A typical vape
flavor comprises of a base(s) either vegetable
glycerin (VG) and/or propylene glycol (PG)
blended with a flavoring and nicotine. In some
vape flavors, nicotine is excluded and theyre
said to be nicotine-free or zero-nicotine. Also,
these vape flavors are available in different
nicotine levels generally classified as high,
medium, and low. As to the number of calories
contained in vape flavors, the answer is a few
or not many. For instance, usually, a gram of
vape flavor contains roughly five calories, which
is negligible compared to that piece of chicken
or hot dog youve taken that contains hundreds
of calories. So, even a heavy vaper wont take a
lot of them. Besides, vape flavor is not taken
as food, but in vapor form. Moreover, it does not
contain added sugars. Since therere no carbs in
the fluid, vapers should have nothing to panic
about. After all, almost the entire vapor is
exhaled, and only the taste is all
needed. Vaping To Lose Weight Does It
Work? Whats in the public domain since its
inception in 2003 and its progressive popularity
is that vaping helps smokers to quit. Since the
majority of cigarette users tend to be heavy
smokers, it is very hard to stop and go cold
turkey. Some have tried but it didnt go well as
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they have found themselves back to the old ways.
In the past, people had tried replacement
therapies like patches and gums to no avail.
Luckily, its been established that vapes are
twice as effective. Over time, with these
e-cigarettes, you can comfortably reduce your
nicotine intake and choose the best flavor
amongst a wide selection of vape flavors. Also,
should you opt to cut down your nicotine
consumption to zero, its possible. More
importantly, youll have dropped those harmful
chemicals found in a regular cigarette. But how
will vape save you from adding extra
pounds? Now, some people are struggling to
re-shape their overweight bodies, and this is no
longer a secret. This is because weve been
bombarded by strange lifestyles and traditions
of consuming junk foods and lack of exercise. We
dream of having perfect bodies that will break
necks but lack the idea of how to deny that
burger and pizza and acquire good shape and
healthy bodies we yearn for. But vaping isnt
used as some kind of dietary supplement but
offers a routine of keeping your hands and mouth
busy. It used to create some sort of distraction
to distract the mouth and hand from holding and
feeding that food thats making you gain
unnecessary weight. It will work with ease, just
holding your vape will make your mouth
occupied, making it hard to fixate on that
high-calorie snack. Then there is also the
content of nicotine in the vape flavor. As
aforementioned, nicotine causes
appetite-suppressing effects making vaping not
different from smoking. The only difference is
that youre ingesting (by vaping)
appetite-squashing nicotine but none of those
disastrous chemicals contained in regular
cigarettes, hundreds if not thousands are
confirmed to be carcinogens. Why You Could Gain
Some Weight After Giving Up Vaping? Truly, you
will add extra pounds after giving up vaping as
your body requires a substitution for the
addiction. When youre vaping, you didnt feed
sufficiently because of one, two, or blend of
the following reasons You didnt have the
desire to eat your appetite towards food was
squashed by vapes because the constant
inhalation dulled your taste and smell senses for
food. Your nicotine addiction kept your mind
busy on other things that in turn suppressed
your appetite. Studies show that nicotine
stimulates or activates some pathways in the
brain that cause anomalies of various brain
receptors. For example, brain receptors signal
you when youre hungry. Vaping causes
cardiovascular problems in your circulatory
system. Also, the inhalation of vapor reduces the
blood vessels which in turn affects the role of
your ingestion system. The compromised gut
decreases your desire to feed. In turn, your
body weight reduces unnaturally.
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Whats more important is to understand the e
ffect of nicotine on vape flavor. Its a highly
addictive substance but considered benign with
negligible side effects provided its used on
its own. Moreover, nicotine increases the count
of calories used when the body is at rest between
7 and 15 and burns the fats to accelerate the
metabolism process. Now, what comes into your
mind after discovering that nicotine aids in the
breakdown of fats? What happens to someone who
absconds meals but vapes heavily? Your guess is
as good as mine! For vapers who have given up
vaping, they focus on food and drinks and these
put additional weight for the first couple of
months. People who could not feel hungry even
after a whole day of starving are now getting
hungry and feeding repeatedly, eating snacks and
all sorts of fast foods, in the streets, joints,
and anywhere they find them. Interestingly,
irrespective of the various side effects
associated with vaping, some vapers are nervous
about gaining weight than the consequences. Take
away Does vaping make you gain weight? No, not
really. Thiss because the calorie
value (content) of nicotine in vape flavors is
low. Also, inhaling and exhaling vapor is
different from ingesting (which is wrong and
should be done). Vaping has nothing to do with
the calorie value indicated on the vape flavor
bottle. Even though vaping contributes to weight
loss, this shouldnt be the main reason for
vaping. Weight loss as a result of vaping is
classified into two categories, and none of them
is associated with fitness or nutrition.
Firstly, vaping has a behavioral similarity to
eating and particularly snacking and this keeps
you away from snacks and high-calorie
foodstuffs. Secondly, vape flavors contain
nicotine which acts as an appetite suppressant
and at the same time increasing the cell
metabolism to burn fats. The effects of nicotine
are complex you may gain some weight a couple
of months after shifting from
high-concentration nicotine to low-concentration
nicotine content, and begin to lose after
repeated consumption. But the weight gain that
comes after switching from smoking to vaping is
significantly smaller compared to the weight gain
that comes after quitting nicotine
altogether. Finally, our bodies are different
and respond to nicotine differently. Therefore,
its wise to always discuss any concerns with
the doctors.