Can smoking be good for you?

Cigarette ads have long touted the appetite-suppressing qualities of tobacco. Even today, much of the public believes that cigarettes can be used to lose weight. Indeed, people do eat less when they smoke, and quitting smoking can cause a temporary spike in weight gain. read more

Smoking is good for you Every week we read that something we believe is bad for us actually has beneficial health effects. This week it's coffee, before that it was pizza - and every other day it's red wine. read more

Why Smoking Can Be Good For You Marvin Ross Writer, publisher It is a terrible shame that many of those in charge of public smoking policy tend to be what Toronto Star columnist, Rosie Dimanno called Nico-Nazis. read more