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In a new development, it appears that quitting smoking can have adverse effects on people's health, a new study shows. Experts say that, while smoking is known to be tied to an increased risk of diabetes, quitting the habit may actually increase the risk of people developing the condition in the short term...

The research focused on the first six years after a person gave up smoking. Investigators discovered a 70-percent increase in these people's chances of developing type II diabetes, when compared with individuals who never smoked a single cigarette in their lives. One of the main reasons for this correlation, the team explained, was the fact that most people who stopped smoking tended to gain a lot of weight and to become obese. This condition is known to be one of the main promoters of both types of diabetes and also of diseases pertaining to the heart and the circulatory system in general...