LEWISTON — Join Healthy Androscoggin from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, when Marion Browning will speak about the importance of eating healthy when quitting smoking.

Many people are concerned with gaining weight or overeating when they quit smoking, and Browning will discuss healthy and low-cost food options, said Sarah Mayberry, tobacco coordinator at Healthy Androscoggin.

Browning will present during the tobacco support group, in the Potvin Conference Center at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, 99 Campus Ave. All are welcome, especially community members interested in or thinking about quitting tobacco.

Healthy Androscoggin’s tobacco support group takes place every Thursday evening and is open to anyone from the surrounding communities. Participants can come every week or as often as needed. The group is facilitated by Keith Pray, a former smoker who has lost a family member to tobacco-related disease and feels this is a way to help save others’ lives.

The discussion is free and no preregistration is required. For more information about the support group or quitting smoking, call Healthy Androscoggin at 795-5990 or visit www.healthyandroscoggin.org.