Snuff and memory

According to a recent study in France, smoking is not only harmful to the lungs and the cardiorespiratory system but also weakens the memory and reduced cognitive abilities.

This conclusion was a team from the National Institute of Health and Medical Research Vellejuif on the analysis of lifestyle habits of more than 4,600 people.

These participants were made to complete a regular basis, several tests in which we assessed memory, reasoning skills, vocabulary and verbal fluency.

Thus it was observed that individuals who were current smokers had poorer memory and reasoning skills than those who had never smoked in his life. Researchers also found that the risk of death was higher in smokers.

However, the study authors found that these consequences caused by snuff does not appear to be irreversible: those who had been smokers but had quit for some time had better cognitive skills than those who still had the addiction.

The researchers said the findings show an association between cigarette smoking and the risk of failures in memory and decreased ability to reason.