Serenity Quest

Published in LifeScript HEALTH NEWS BYTE
Wednesday, July 19, 2006

While smoking is never a healthy habit, a new study finds that women may be more sensitive to the effects of nicotine than men. Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco report that female patients in a recent study showed a faster rate of nicotine absorption than men. Perhaps most intriguingly, nicotine absorption rates were fastest among women who were taking oral contraceptives. Researchers called for further study, but hypothesized that hormones such as estrogen may play a role in the body's metabolism of nicotine. The study also suggested that nicotine remains in the body longer in men than women.


Interesting study. Nasty habit anyway and I will stop smoking tomorrow!