Just Gross
I could totally see this working, too.
"...tobacco companies, after years of research, are now not only targeting women but are also designing cigarettes to cater to style, taste as well as perceived 'health benefits.' ...Tobacco firms have done detailed research on women and are even contemplating introducing flavoured, light cigarettes that would curb appetite and help them slim down."
I had a professor in college who used to take up smoking whenever he wanted to lose weight, and then he'd quit when he'd lost the weight. It seemed like a terrible idea then, and it seems like a terrible idea now. I can already envision the ad campaign, though.
"...tobacco companies, after years of research, are now not only targeting women but are also designing cigarettes to cater to style, taste as well as perceived 'health benefits.' ...Tobacco firms have done detailed research on women and are even contemplating introducing flavoured, light cigarettes that would curb appetite and help them slim down."
I had a professor in college who used to take up smoking whenever he wanted to lose weight, and then he'd quit when he'd lost the weight. It seemed like a terrible idea then, and it seems like a terrible idea now. I can already envision the ad campaign, though.
posted by mo pie at 5:47 PM
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That is just so evil. I'm lost for words (almost).
I have a dear friend who I wish didn't smoke, but does. He shared a flat with my boyfriend for a while, and his cooking demonstrated exactly why smoking makes some people lose weight: it kills their sense of taste. My friend's cooking tended to be laden with enough garlic or curry sauce to stink out the entire flat (and when the garlic burned, he couldn't smell it, either. I know few smells worse than burnt garlic!)
He's thin, right enough. Not very healthy-looking, though.
I was seriously into dance training and competing when I was younger. All the girls (except for myself as I hate smoking) smoked to keep their weight down. It was awful to see the things they did just so they could stay thin.
~AndiePandie
Interesting. I'm currently reading a book on the social history of American between 1920 and 1940, and it's talking about how advertising became more aggressive, and they were using the 'helps you stay thin!' pitch.
Plus ca change....
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