Hey, girls: smoking doesn't make you lose weight

ctv.ca — Smoking rates in teenagers are going down, so why are teen girls still lighting up at alarming rates? Girls are using cigarettes for weight control, according to a researcher from McGill University. However, says researcher Igor Karp, it doesn't work: the myth that smoking is slimming is a clever marketing ploy, courtesy of the tobacco industry. Nov 9, 2006 View in Crawl 4