Smoking is good for you
 

'Smokers are at least doing their bit to slow down the runaway obesity epidemic that is sweeping through the western world. "In many studies, you often find smokers are slimmer'.

'Scientists have also found evidence that smoking might, in some circumstances, help prevent the onset of various dementias'.

And more things you should make a choice about.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0...013605,00.html

Finally, someone not telling me to quit.

Yeah.

Being a smoker, I'm pleased hearing that.

Not totally new, anyway, and easy to use for opposite meaning.

In my country is available since years a sort of humoristic advertising telling about: smoking helps you in becoming slimmer.

The smoker in this picture is a skeleton.

:|\\ Problem is, once you quit, you gain weight even if youre not stuffing anything down the pipe. Now wheres me pipe?, yarrrrrrrrrr :arrgh!:

Oh ffs! Just when I decided to quit! :damn:

Why do such a thing? Unless you want to 'bloat' out.:arrgh!: Wideboy Dowly.:hmm::rotfl:

Even though I'm not a smoker...I'm surprised at all of the smoking bans going around. I heard on the news last night that a few baseball stadiums have banned smoking except in 'designated areas outside the stadium'. How can they be afraid of second hand smoke issues in an open air stadium? Numerous health institutions have even told their employees that they couldn't smoke in their car on the employer parking lot and if you get caught walking across the street to light up, you get a warning or write up on your record dooming you to not receiving a merrit raise. :nope::nope:

I have to agree, although I don't begrudge a non-smoker clean air but there does seem to be a little bit of 'hysteria' going hand in hand with smoking bans.

It seems that we're heading towards a situation where you will only be allowed to smoke in your own home and if you are smoking outside, you will have to evade non-smokers or cross the street.:nope:

If I happen to sit closer to a smoker in that arena, I am more concerned with the stinking he/she produces, than with my future health detoriating. ;) And the health institutions - have a special obligation, imo, to set an example. The same with hospitals.

I´m out of money! Dont want to borrow from anyone, so need to just go and lick the ashtray if I want any nicotine.

Smoking good for you don't make me laugh.

It's the gravy train people and Scientists are making big money.

Don't lick the ashtray, blah.:dead:

Shoot, there's a difference between going 'Cold Turkey' because you want to & because you have to.

Good Luck to you mate.:up:

BRB - Going for a smoke!
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

My head hurts & my heart beats like crazy. Besides, coffee tastes like crap without a smoke to go with it. :shifty:

Bingo.

Ok ok, it is LESS BAD for you. Happy now? ;)

smoking is a appetite suppresant but in no way can smoking can be see as being healthier and there is no link between being overweight and premature death same as there is no link to global warming being caused by humanity so dont believe all the lies that can be peddled , when you eat you affect no-one but yourself when you smoke you damage everyone within the smokes range

Stay sturdy.

A friend of me just got the message cancer in both his longs, they give hem three months.:cry:
He was a smoker all his live.

Reason people put on weight after quitting is because their metabolism slows down to what it should be. Smoking regularly affects the metabolism. And when you stop your body has to basically self-right itself.

I don't consider my own smoking on weekends particularly harmful, 2 or 3 ciggies (menthol only) and 2 cigars and thats my lot per week. Smoking gives you a sort of, "hunger satisfied" feeling so that is why it helps combat eating in that respect, but if you do eat a smoker is as prone to weight gain as anybody.

Hear Hear!!