Scientific evidence shows that nicotine has been proven to reduce weight gain in the short term
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"This might explain why high concentrations of nicotine are often found in spices, herbal teas and medicinal plants, despite the fact that nicotine is no longer permitted in insecticides," explained Dirk Selmar from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
Still, smoking cigarettes anytime increases one's likelihood of developing various types of cancers, the researchers said
It took decades to prove that tobacco companies colluded to make cigarettes ever more addictive and to cover up research showing tobacco caused not only cancer, but heart disease, stroke, emphysema and other diseases