{"id":83422,"date":"2023-10-01T21:59:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83422"},"modified":"2023-10-01T21:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:59:58","slug":"the-6-surprising-foods-that-contain-nicotine-and-could-help-you-quit-smoking-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/the-6-surprising-foods-that-contain-nicotine-and-could-help-you-quit-smoking-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 surprising foods that contain nicotine – and could help you quit smoking | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
QUITTING nicotine is hard, there\u2019s no denying that.<\/p>\n
Up to 10 million people in the UK are nicotine dependent, according to the Office for National Statistics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Statistics from 2021 estimate up to 6.6 million adults smoke, and 3.2 million vape – but some may be doing both simultaneously. <\/p>\n
Nicotine is not the ingredient in cigarettes that is harmful, but rather the hundreds of chemicals in the tobacco.<\/p>\n
The action of nicotine in the brain can affect short-term brain functions, narrow the blood vessels, drive up blood pressure and heart rate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The brain gets addicted to the effects of nicotine and that\u2019s what keeps a person hooked on harmful vices.<\/p>\n