Many years ago I heard of a fire in a restaurant (in France maybe?) where most people died of smoke inhalation. The only survivors were cigarette smokers.
Is this a joke? It talks about how to help children smoke cigarettes.
> With this in mind, smoking should be commenced at as young an age as is reasonably possible. Children who have not yet developed a pincer grasp might require modified cigarette holders, safety lighters or both.
“The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions. The following paper seeks to illustrate this point, using existing research to argue the hypothesis that cigarette smoking enhances endurance performance and should be incorporated into high-level training programs.”
It’s important to read the article in this case, as the first paragraph of the abstract points out that this is not a “real” paper, but a satirical one using scientific methods to point out how science can be twisted to draw outrageous conclusions
Since we’re doing hot takes for a satirical article, the article heavily focuses of Hgb increases related to smoking.
However, the author fails to mention that smoking significantly affects ventilation/perfusion, which would be more important in high-intensity activity.
> With this in mind, smoking should be commenced at as young an age as is reasonably possible. Children who have not yet developed a pincer grasp might require modified cigarette holders, safety lighters or both.
“The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions. The following paper seeks to illustrate this point, using existing research to argue the hypothesis that cigarette smoking enhances endurance performance and should be incorporated into high-level training programs.”
I know some high performers (both physical and mental) who use nicotine gum. Would this (or patches) serve the same purpose?
However, the author fails to mention that smoking significantly affects ventilation/perfusion, which would be more important in high-intensity activity.
With the additional benefit of catabolism suppression by reducing overall human anatomical biodegradability.