Smoking Tied to Memory Loss in Middle Age

(HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged smokers are more prone to memory problems than their non-smoking peers, a new French study suggests. "Dementia is rare among middle-aged people, but cognitive function at this age in closely related to dementia," said lead researcher Severine Sabia, of the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale in Villejuif, France. "Our results show that smoking is associated with poorer cognition and decline over five years.

Health research findings change so often you can't help but be skeptical. Today smoking is the cause, tomorrow it's going to be due to a lack of tomatoes in your diet.