am i the only one who thinks that smoking is blamed for everything??
seriously, ppl need to chill. my parents have been smoking since the 80s, and they are perfectly healthy.
sharePerfectly healthy? :P I doubt it.
Smoking causes alot of health problems, and just because they aren't visual they can still be dangerous.
are u a doctor.......no your not so stfu
shareI've been smoking since the mid 70's and I'm healthy as a horse. A horse who is limp, overweight with asthma.
But the key point about smoking and health is the exercise/activity component. I know smokers who can run a 5k with ease and speed. I know others who get winded walking up a flight of stairs. Smoking tends to make people exercise less, and from that is where most of the health issues stem.
Then there's the cancer and lung disease that exercise won't curtail. But exercise could certainly give people the stamina and will to survive treatments and/or the symptoms better than the couch potato.
I don't need you to tell me how good my coffee is. .
I'd say it has a lot more to do with the stigma attached to smoking. Most people who don't smoke now choose not to smoke because "it's bad for you" which means there's a good chance that they avoid other things that are "bad for you". Someone who smokes accepts the fact that they're "bad for you" and probably accepts other things in life that are "bad for you". It's why studies that take obesity and other life-style choices into consideration when looking into smoking have much different results than studies that don't.
Remember in the 40's and 50's around half of America smoked but many could argue that they were healthier then because obesity rates were much lower and people were generally more active due to farming and manufacturing being the main sources of employment.