Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of death in 68 year follow-up

Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by taway_1212 on Sunday February 25, 2018 @06:57AM (#16458491)

> Poor people eat worse food; don't get as much exercise; and smoke more

How is choosing to smoke more an inequality?

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by tibbetts on Sunday February 25, 2018 @07:13AM (#16458536)

That’s the kind of thing that population health researchers study.

Answers include availability, lack of availability of healthier alternatives, targeted marketing, being missed by anti-smoking campaigns, and peer group influences.

While smoking may be a personal choice, it is not made in a vacuum.

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by biehl on Sunday February 25, 2018 @07:13AM (#16458538)

Smoking is “reward now, pay later”

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by arethuza on Sunday February 25, 2018 @07:10AM (#16458523)

I suspect because if your peer group smoke it is much more difficult to choose to not to smoke?

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