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Food has a big power on cigarette taste

Researchers said that there are foods which can decrease and increase the cigarette taste. Also they found that cigarette taste is enhanced after eating meat, drinking alcohol or other drinks that contain caffeine. Smoking is not just about nicotine addiction, it’s also about taste and sensory qualities of smoking.

F. Joseph McClernon, an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C, said: "So, anything we find that can disturb or disrupt the smoking experience might make it easier for a smoker to quit."

Taken together, these findings raise the possibility of fashioning a so-called "smoker's diet" - one that could help make quitting easier.

In the April issue of Nicotine & Tobacco Research, McClernon and his colleagues reported on their analysis of questionnaires administered to 209 adult male and female smokers who had already participated in one of six previous smoking studies.

All the participants smoked a minimum of 10 to 15 cigarettes a day and were in otherwise good health. About 70 percent were white, while about a quarter were black. The authors asked the smokers to indicate which foods they felt either enhanced or worsened the taste of cigarettes. The number of cigarettes smoked per day was noted, as was the participants' choice of cigarette brand, type, size and strength.

In average, the participants smoked about 22 cigarettes a day and had been lighting up for a little more than 21 years. Almost 47 percent said they smoked menthol cigarettes. Just over 40 percent said they smoked "light" cigarettes, while just under 40 percent said they smoked full-flavor brands.

Almost 45 percent of the smokers mentioned some kind of food that worsened cigarette taste, while almost 70 percent identified foods that improved taste. They said that fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and non-caffeinated drinks (such as water and juice) can worse the taste of a cigarette.

Participants also pointed to specific situations they said had a taste-diminishing impact, including taking medicines, hot weather, or smoking too much or too fast. Stale cigarettes and a smoky environment also dampened discount cigarette taste.

On the other hand, caffeinated drinks, alcohol and meat were most often highlighted as improving taste. McClernon and his team found that younger smokers were more sensitive to foods that worsened taste, whereas those who smoked fewer cigarettes were more susceptible to taste-enhancing foods. Those who smoked non-menthol brands were more sensitive to either kind of influence.

The researchers suggested that foods can make smokers to kick the bad habit. McClernon added: "There's really no harm in smokers trying some of these things now. Try drinking skim milk or other dairy products, drinking more water, eating fruits and vegetables before stopping smoking - and see if that makes smoking less pleasurable."

This investigation is needed to figure out how exactly foods affect cigarette taste and whether altering a diet might improve quitting success.