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ASH Daily News

Tuesday, 21 December 1999

Headlines

Good resolutions hit tobacco stocks
‘To keep trim after the weed, get out of puff’
Greek tobacco farmers to grow vegetables
‘Cig habit of cancer supremo’

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Good resolutions hit tobacco stocks

‘Tobacco shares went up in smoke yesterday. Research suggesting 14
percent of the smoking population planned to give up for the
millennium left BAT, Gallaher and Imperial Tobacco down. Despite that,
they companies tried to play down the impact.’

Source: The Express, 21 December 1999

‘To keep trim after the weed, get out of puff’

A study from the University of Louisville in the US, published in
Nicotine and Tobacco Research has examined why ex-smokers put on
weight – and say it is only partly because they eat more. Dr Peter
Rowell, one of the authors, is quoted as saying, “The majority of the
weight gained after smoking cessation is accounted for by increased
food consumption, but approximately 30 per cent is left unuaccounted
for. Dr Rowell adds that, “Individuals who tend to smoke whilst moving
around during the day, rather than while watching TV in the evening,
experience greater smoking-related energy expenditure and may be at
greater risk for post-cessation weight gain.”

Source: Evening Standard News Extra, 20 December 1999

Greek tobacco farmers to grow vegetables

The Financial Times reports that many Greek tobacco growers are
expected to turn to growing vegetables as subsidies are gradually
reduced under the reformed Common Agriculture Policy.

Source: Financial Times 21 December, 1999

‘Cig habit of cancer supremo’

Mike Richards, the ‘cancer tsar’ in charge of improving the Government
’s treatment of the disease reveals his battle with trying to give up
cigarettes. He says, “It shows how addictive tobacco is that even
though I was a specialist I couldn’t beat the habit”.

Source: The Mirror 21 December 1999, Evening Standard West End Final
20 December 1999



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