Re: Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

[Guest guest]

I wonder if this includes Marijuana smoking too.

In a message dated 2/26/2010 10:48:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,

robert-blau@... writes:

A friend of mine makes some insightful comments:

The brain needs oxygen. but cigarettes lower the amount of oxygen in the

blood. So, it should not come as a surprise that non-smokers' brains

work better. Moreover, cancer cells thrive where oxygen is lacking,

another reason to avoid smoking.

> From: _robert-blau@robert-bl_ (mailto:robert-blau@...)

> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:43:11 -0600

> Subject: Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> Not a real big surprise, but interesting . . .

>

> Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than

> non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study

> in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests. Young men who

smoked

> a pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points...

>

>

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[Guest guest]

A friend of mine makes some insightful comments:

The brain needs oxygen. but cigarettes lower the amount of oxygen in the

blood. So, it should not come as a surprise that non-smokers' brains

work better. Moreover, cancer cells thrive where oxygen is lacking,

another reason to avoid smoking.

 

> From: robert-blau@...

> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:43:11 -0600

> Subject: Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> Not a real big surprise, but interesting . . .

>

> Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than

> non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study

> in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests. Young men who

smoked

> a pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points...

>

>

http://www.lifescript.com/Health/News/Reuters/2010/02/23/Are%20non-smokers%20sma\

rter%20than%20smokers.aspx

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine makes some insightful comments:

The brain needs oxygen. but cigarettes lower the amount of oxygen in the

blood. So, it should not come as a surprise that non-smokers' brains

work better. Moreover, cancer cells thrive where oxygen is lacking,

another reason to avoid smoking.

 

> From: robert-blau@...

> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:43:11 -0600

> Subject: Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> Not a real big surprise, but interesting . . .

>

> Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than

> non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study

> in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests. Young men who

smoked

> a pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points...

>

>

http://www.lifescript.com/Health/News/Reuters/2010/02/23/Are%20non-smokers%20sma\

rter%20than%20smokers.aspx

[Guest guest]

Hmmn, well non smokers don't smoke.  I'd say that's pretty smart....

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Subject: Re: Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

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Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 11:47 PM

 

A friend of mine makes some insightful comments:

The brain needs oxygen. but cigarettes lower the amount of oxygen in the

blood. So, it should not come as a surprise that non-smokers' brains

work better. Moreover, cancer cells thrive where oxygen is lacking,

another reason to avoid smoking.

 

> From: robert-blau@ webtv.net

> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:43:11 -0600

> Subject: Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> Not a real big surprise, but interesting . . .

>

> Non-smokers smarter than smokers?

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than

> non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study

> in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests. Young men who

smoked

> a pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points...

>

>

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