Smoke, Smoke That . . .
Jan and I headed out for lunch about 12:30, a little earlier than normal because we had haircut appointments at 2. But since we were having BBQ at Spring Creek right across I-45 it wasn’t a problem.
Then after a great lunch of Ribs and Brisket, and getting our trims, it was on to WalMart for a few things, finally stopping off at Cowboy Coffee on the way home.
In yesterday’s blog I talked about how you could get whipsawed trying to figure out if you’re supposed to be taking a daily low dose aspirin.
And remember when oats/oatmeal was really good for your heart. And then it wasn’t.
And then it was again.
And apparently, believe or not, it’s now smoking’s turn.
Of course back in the 50’s doctors were falling all over themselves to tell you what cigarette they recommended. Remember these?
But then smoking was bad for you.
Until now maybe?
More evidence smokers are at less risk of Covid-19: Scientists discover adults who are hooked on cigarettes are 50% less likely to test positive for the illness
Smokers are less likely to test positive for the coronavirus, according to research that offers yet more evidence that the habit may be protective.
Since the crisis spiralled out of control, researchers have seen unusually low rates of smokers with Covid-19 in hospitals – suggesting they rarely get severely ill.
Now, for what is believed to be the first time, experts in Israel have found adults who smoke cigarettes are less likely to pick up the virus in the first place.
Researchers analysed data from 3million people, including 115,000 swabbed for the virus. They discovered a ‘genuine’ protective effect of smoking.
Ten per cent of patients who tested positive for Covid-19 were smokers, compared to 19 per cent in the general population, according to the study.
Experts believe nicotine, the chemical that makes tobacco addictive, competes with the virus to binds with cells in the body, therefore blocking it from entering.
Now the way that I read this is that the nicotine clogs your lungs so that there’s no room left for the virus.
But hey, pick your poison, as they say.
Thought For The Day:
“No one in this world, so far as I know – and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me – has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” – H.L. Mencken
