Planning to kick the butt? You may find motivation from a new study which claims that people who successfully quit smoking are more satisfied with their lives, and feel healthier than those who continue to smoke.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin looked at over 1,500 people participating a US smoking cessation trial. They assessed each participant's smoking status and quality of life one year and three years after the smoking cessation trial. "Our findings suggest that over the long-term individuals will be happier and more satisfied with their lives if they stop smoking than if they do not," the researchers were quoted as saying by LiveScience.
"This research provides substantial evidence that quitting smoking benefits well-being, compared to continuing smoking," they said.
The study's "quality of life" measures included the participant's health, self-regard, philosophy of life and personal relationships.
