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Old 11-26-2012, 07:30 AM   #1
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Smoking 'rots' brain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20463363

Smoking "rots" the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King's College London.

A study of 8,800 people over 50 showed high blood pressure and being overweight also seemed to affect the brain, but to a lesser extent.

Scientists involved said people needed to be aware that lifestyles could damage the mind as well as the body.
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Old 11-26-2012, 07:42 AM   #2
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Yay! Let's smoke pot instead!





I hate to tell them this, but I've been smoking since I was 14 and keep half my brain tied behind my back....just to make it fair.
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Old 11-26-2012, 07:45 AM   #3
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I've been smoking for over 50 years and......... Forget what I was going to say.
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Old 11-26-2012, 08:37 AM   #4
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I've been smoking for over 50 years and......... Forget what I was going to say.
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Old 11-26-2012, 08:33 PM   #5
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hmmm,
is brain damage caused by smoking and being overweight
or
is smoking and being overweight caused by brain damage.
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Old 11-26-2012, 09:45 PM   #6
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hmmm,
is brain damage caused by smoking and being overweight
or
is smoking and being overweight caused by brain damage.
Ah, the old chicken/egg conundrum...
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