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A member asked:
Is intestinal immunity weakened in any way by smoking cigarettes and/or chewing tobacco? what happens specifically (directly and/or indirectly)?
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Not directly: Indirectly it affects blood flow to different parts of body there by tissue health.
Answered 5/7/2013
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