Smoking 'rots' brain

[Misfit]

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.

 

[vraiblonde]

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.

 

[oldman]

I've been smoking for over 50 years and......... Forget what I was going to say.

 

[vraiblonde]

I've been smoking for over 50 years and......... Forget what I was going to say.

 

[bcp]

hmmm,
is brain damage caused by smoking and being overweight
or
is smoking and being overweight caused by brain damage.

 

[vraiblonde]

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...