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Can smoking reduce alzheimer(dementia)?
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No: Actually, tobacco use has been associated with increased risk for alzheimer's disease. Tobacco smoking causes heart disease, which is a possible risk factor for alzheimer's disease. Also, tobacco smoking causes stroke, which is responsible for a related type of dementia called vascular dementia.
Answered 5/21/2016
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No: According to some studies, smoking is actually a risk factor for developing alzheimer's disease.
Answered 2/19/2013
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