Smoking is dumb and dumbing
<p><span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shuns">shuns</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swifter">swifter</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="faced">faced</span>."</p><p><span word="Smoking">Smoking</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="killers">killers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> 45 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Severine">Severine</span> <span word="Sabia">Sabia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Archives">Archives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Psychiatry">Psychiatry</span> <span word="journal">journal</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="smoked">smoked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span>.</p>
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