Nicotine in Peppers, Other Plants Linked With Lower Parkinson’s Risk: Study

[Bill Godshall]

Nicotine in Peppers, Other Plants Linked With Lower Parkinson’s Risk: Study
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/09/nicotine-peppers-parkinsons-disease-risk_n_3246499.html?


Nicotine from edible Solanaceae and risk of Parkinson disease
Nicotine from edible Solanaceae and risk of Parkinson disease - Nielsen - 2013 - Annals of Neurology - Wiley Online Library

 

[Petrodus]

ANTZ hate information like this surfacing

 

[Vocalek]

The fact that smoking reduces the risk of Parkinson's has been known for quite some time, but when the research studies were announced, there was always a caution such as this one: "Although cigarette smoking is too toxic to suggest as a treatment, if confirmed, these findings may guide future therapeutic strategies that attempt to suppress LRP in human brain by other means."

Association between lifetime cigarette smoking ... [Brain Pathol. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI

In fact, nicotine profoundly effects cognition. See these 695 studies: cognition nicotine - PubMed - NCBI

I suspect the vegetable angle might work for some, but not for those with extra needs such as ADHD. Thankfully, we have e-cigarettes and other THR products such as snus and dissolvables, that provide more nicotine than veggies without the ills caused by smoking.

 

[DC2]

This is exactly the kind of news that can help put an end to the demonization of nicotine.

 

[Berylanna]

This is exactly the kind of news that can help put an end to the demonization of nicotine.

Not unless someone CARES enough to READ it! The media doesn't care much, the legi-gators care even less, everybody has better things to do.