Often weight gain, kidney problems etc are mentioned as the adverse effects of quitting smoking. But it also has certain hazardous impact on the taste buds of your tongue that let you get the real savor of the food you consume. Cigarettes are rich in nicotine content and it is assumed and reported by the smokers that this particular ingredient destroys the taste of the food stuffs. Smoking kills the nasal epithelium receptors completely along with the taste buds. Senses of smelling and tasting get hampered due to this problem. Another fact is that the bitter tastes of nicotine overrule the other tastes of the consumed foods. Those who have been long time smokers continuing this bad habit for more than 10 years and have given up by now, often report heightening of  taste buds. It helps them to get the better taste of all foods taken. But there are much arguments going on about this fact. The current smokers often claim that food tastes fine to them. But major opinion supports the opposite opinion that taste buds heighten after quitting smoking making foods tastier. So the foodies can always consider this a reason to quit the habit of chronic smoking.