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posted by martyb on Thursday May 10 2018, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the waiting-to-inhale? dept.

Increasing amounts of research show that hazardous smoke residues can be absorbed through the skin, ingested, and inhaled months and even years after smoke has dissipated.

The latest study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shows how tobacco smoke from outdoor air can seep into a nonsmoking classroom and coat its surfaces, and how those hazardous chemicals often become airborne again and circulate throughout buildings via central air-conditioning systems.

From The Washington Post : Thirdhand smoke is widespread and may be dangerous, mounting evidence shows


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  • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @07:23PM (16 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @07:23PM (#678068)

    Carbohydrate withdrawal symptoms:

    Fatigue
            Sugar cravings
            Dizziness
            *Difficulty focusing (or Brain Fog)*
            *Nausea*
            *Difficulty Getting To Sleep*
            *Irritability*
            *Stomach Irritability*

    https://ketosummit.com/what-is-keto-flu-how-to-cure-keto-flu [ketosummit.com]

    Smoking withdrawal symptoms:

    intense cravings for nicotine
            tingling in the hands and feet
            sweating
            *nausea and abdominal cramping*
            *constipation and gas*
            headaches
            coughing
            sore throat
            *insomnia*
            *difficulty concentrating*
            anxiety
            *irritability*
            depression
            weight gain

    https://www.healthline.com/health/smoking/nicotine-withdrawal [healthline.com]

    I'd also say that fatigue and dizziness are smoking withdrawal symptoms left off that list, and sore throat, coughing, and headaches should be included for keto flu. So every element of sugar withdrawal is also an aspect of smoking withdrawal. Really the only difference is craving a cigarette instead of cabs and losing weight instead of gaining it.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday May 10 2018, @08:34PM (5 children)

    Why do some folks feel the need to try to tie whatever they have in front of them at the moment to everything else ever? If they're not saying gluten causes all of society's ills, they're saying carbs do. You're never going to find the one thing wrong with your life, because there's not just one thing wrong with it.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @08:52PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @08:52PM (#678114)

      Food, diet and body purity are a staple of religion. There is evidence that this is hard coded in our brains.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:15PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:15PM (#678124)

      Gluten causes millennials to become transsexual. Now how do you feel about gluten?

      • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:19PM (1 child)

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:19PM (#678127) Journal

        How does that work? I'm cisgender and love bread, especially the wholemeal type.

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:37PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:37PM (#678135)

          Keep eating bread and your boobs will turn into moobs. Your ass will get hairy, then your upper lip. Your hair will fall out in a horseshoe pattern. Before you know it, you'll be wearing only shit stained tighty-whities and a food stained wife beater wondering what happened.

          BEWARE!

      • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday May 10 2018, @11:35PM

        I think it's the other way around, truth be known. When's the last time you saw a millennial who's confused about their gender dig in to a plate of biscuits and gravy? It's pretty obvious to me that they're suffering from a severe gluten deficiency.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:30PM (4 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:30PM (#678133) Homepage Journal

    I'm very lucky. I've never used tobacco. But I eat whatever I want. Whether it's a juicy cheeseburger or a dark, sweet chocolate cake. Dr. Bornstein says my health is "astonishingly excellent." He says I'm "the healthiest individual ever elected to the Presidency" And Dr. Jackson says I "might live to be 200 years old."

    • (Score: 1) by Captival on Friday May 11 2018, @12:16AM (2 children)

      by Captival (6866) on Friday May 11 2018, @12:16AM (#678202)

      It's been almost 2 years and this is still what you're doing?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @01:01AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @01:01AM (#678211)

      Notice he only said "tobacco".

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Mykl on Friday May 11 2018, @12:14AM (3 children)

    by Mykl (1112) on Friday May 11 2018, @12:14AM (#678200)

    [list of similar symptoms with different causes],

    Congratulations, you're halfway toward your Homeopathy certificate!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @01:50PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @01:50PM (#678358)

      Ok, you need a mechanism... It isn't hard:

      The predominant effects of nicotine in humans include increased release of catecholamines into the bloodstream that increase pulse rate and blood pressure, the release of plasma free fatty acids, and the mobilization of blood glucose

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389568/ [nih.gov]

      Thus smoking cessation may lead to lower fasting blood sugar and thus similar symptoms to carbohydrate withdrawal. This also explains the weight gain since the person begins craving food due to the sudden blood sugar vs insulin/etc imbalance. If they do eat more carbs in response they gain weight, if not (ie those on a special diet) then they lose weight.

      Now I just need to collect some data and do some NHST to prove my theory correct. See how easy it is to do modern medical research?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:44PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:44PM (#678462)

      Hilariously if I follow the citation (107) for that claim there is nothing about glucose at all. The medical literature is great!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:54PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:54PM (#678474)

      More sources though:

      Both groups showed an increase of glycemia following smoking, more marked, however, in the group of diabetics. In 16 cases the experience was repeated once more, and an even higher increase of the blood glucose values was recorded as a result of the new nicotine charge. Conversely, no glycemia rise was noted after smoking nicotine-free cigarettes nor after smoking tobacco cigarettes but without inhaling the smoke.

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7455580 [nih.gov]

      Smoking cessation is associated with transient metabolic changes including increased β-cell secretion in response to glucose and fasting insulin resistance. These alterations may be associated with or contribute to the body weight gain after smoking cessation.

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179100 [nih.gov]

      I wish I could find out what made them write this:

      Blood sugar plummets in many people when first quitting

      http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_21_blood_sugar.html [whyquit.com]

      Is it just so well known that nobody even studies it directly anymore?

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Friday May 11 2018, @01:15AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 11 2018, @01:15AM (#678222) Journal

    Really the only difference is craving a cigarette instead of cabs [sic] and losing weight instead of gaining it.

    So true. Anecdote, I know, but I'm a heavy smoker and I never craved for taxis.

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