▁are ▁at ▁increased ▁odd s ▁to ▁begin ▁sm oking ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Further ▁research ▁needs ▁to ▁examine ▁tr ends ▁in ▁eth nic ity ▁concerning ▁women ▁and ▁sm oking ▁for ▁weight ▁control . ▁So ▁far , ▁studies ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁young ▁white ▁women ▁may ▁be ▁more ▁pr one ▁to ▁use ▁c igare tt es ▁to ▁manage ▁their ▁weight . ▁Ad vert is ements ▁for ▁particular ▁br ands ▁and ▁types ▁of ▁c igare tt es ▁seem ▁to ▁target ▁this ▁dem ographic ▁accordingly . ▁ ▁Several ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁conducted ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁de cade ▁exam ining ▁this ▁issue ▁in ▁depth . ▁While ▁it ▁has ▁generally ▁been ▁found ▁that ▁white ▁females ▁are ▁more ▁apt ▁to ▁smoke ▁to ▁lose ▁weight , ▁one ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁sm oking ▁to ▁lose ▁or ▁control ▁weight ▁is ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁white ▁females , ▁but ▁is ▁pre val ent ▁across ▁ra cial ▁and ▁gender ▁boundaries . ▁Within ▁all ▁ra cial ▁groups , ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁weight ▁concerns ▁and ▁negative ▁body ▁per ception s ▁were ▁a ▁significant ▁factor ▁in ▁an ▁ad oles cent ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁smoke . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁weight ▁and ▁sm oking ▁amongst ▁young ▁men ▁was ▁only ▁statist ically ▁significant ▁in ▁white ▁or ▁mixed ▁race ▁groups . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁studies ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁ad oles cent ▁girls ▁do ▁consider ▁weight ▁loss ▁or ▁weight ▁control ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁positive ▁values ▁of ▁sm oking . ▁Over all , ▁young ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁concerned ▁about ▁weight ▁control , ▁particularly ▁those ▁already ▁using ▁un he alth