Cardiovascular disease, lung, skin aging, decreased fertility, damaging oral health effects of smoking are all well known to us all, but the list was completed recently with another terrifying result of this addiction: an accelerated cognitive decline for men over 45 years.
In other words, a smoker at age 50 may have a decline in mental capacity equivalent to that of a nonsmoker at the age of 60 years. And another thing: it seems that the number of cigarettes smoked per day has no importance, there was no significant difference between those who smoke heavy than those who light up a few cigarettes a day.Reduced cognitive abilities, one of the main effects of smoking
According to a study published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry and quoted Healthland.time.com, conducted on a total of 7236 middle-aged people, both male and female, male smokers have recorded signs of cognitive aging with 10 years in addition to their actual age, regardless of overall health or educational level. The study, which lasted 25 years, aimed at testing memory, vocabulary, comprehension, verbal fluency and other cognitive abilities such and, surprisingly, the effect was visible only for men ... but that does not mean that women are sheltered, but can be attributed to lower number of women participating and diseases that cause many to withdraw from such long term studies.
And yet there is some good news: it seems that those who quit smoking at least 10 years before the study showed no cognitive problems, recording, in some cases even better results than those who never smoked. Here's another reason to leave this vice so dangerous.
Aging brain - among the most frightening effects of smoking
And if, in some cases, physical health can bring improvement not as easy is to recover our cognitive abilities or even to delay this type of aging. So if you are a smoker, think again when you turn on every cigarette, and if not ... warn your loved ones on the risk they are exposed to every smoke inhaled.
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