Research has been carried out on 1,712 smokers over six years by the Peninsula Medical School in Devon, measuring the success in giving up.

The research found that the success rate among those who had recently retired was 42.5% compared to 29.3% of those that still worked. The lead scientist was Dr Iain Lang who said: "Retirement is one of the great transitions in life, which is why a greater proportion of people may find it easier to make significant changes elsewhere in their lives at this time. "

"We are excited at the possibility that what we have seen with smoking may also apply to other aspects of lifestyle, like eating more healthily and doing more exercise."

Source : BBC News online
Date : 10/3/2008

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