Who quits smoking easier, men or women?
Photographer: Getty images
Posted: 06/01/2012
NEW YORK -
When it comes to quitting smoking, which sex do you think is better at it?
A new study has the answer; neither.
Researchers looked at more than 100,000 smokers in the U.S., Brittan, and Canada. They found women under the age of 50 were more likely to give up smoking than men.
However, men over the age of 60 were more likely than women to give up smoking.
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