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Research Suggests Tobacco Companies Add Weight Loss Drugs

Posted by Soulskill on from the but-they-seemed-so-honest dept.

smitty777 writes "According to an article from the European Journal of Public Health, the tobacco companies have been implicated in adding a number of drugs to tobacco products (PDF) to enhance their weight-reducing properties. Discovery News explains the neurological process for appetite suppression, which involves activating pro-opiomelanocortin cells in the hypothalamus."

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  1. Take up smoking today! by snowraver1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not only is it cool and fun, it will turn your fat ass into a prom queen!

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  2. Scary. That could... by houstonbofh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scary. That could make cigarettes unsafe!

  3. Re:Simpler explanation by macraig · · Score: 3, Funny

    high-protean cereals

    Holy crap, cereal full of shape-shifters? Kellogg's doesn't make that, do they? And you EAT that?

  4. Re:Implicated? Yeah, and then what. by jimthehorsegod · · Score: 5, Funny

    My family got paid a huge amount (by the government) to sell the rights to our tobacco base... They lease a lot of base so they can have a sizable crop.

    So, all your base are belong to us, now?