tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post1496305793339942579..comments2024-03-26T00:00:44.845-04:00Comments on Tobacco Truth: Finally, U.S. Official Admits that Smoking Deaths are DecliningBrad Roduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02780515717969719311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-43843137983458673652013-03-17T09:40:59.618-04:002013-03-17T09:40:59.618-04:00Japan represents an idiosyncrasy with respect to s...Japan represents an idiosyncrasy with respect to smoking-attributable deaths. The death toll is not trivial (101,000 among men and 27,000 among women in 2009, according to Peto, http://www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/~tobacco/C3160.pdf ), but it is considerably lower than other developed countries with similar smoking rates. The idiosyncrasy may be due to smoking behavior (inhalation depth, frequency). Brad Roduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780515717969719311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-18027552055344204632013-03-07T12:06:01.701-05:002013-03-07T12:06:01.701-05:00Do you have any insight as to why smoking related ...Do you have any insight as to why smoking related deaths are lower in Japan despite a greater smoking rate?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-60205019617826895262013-01-26T14:46:47.963-05:002013-01-26T14:46:47.963-05:00Brad,
"Today there are about 45 million adul...Brad,<br /><br />"Today there are about 45 million adult smokers, and total cigarette consumption is less than 280 billion."<br /><br />Wowza! That's a huge reduction in the amount of cigarettes smoked! Many smokers today have made a conscious decision to smoke less. I know that I do (I've never been a heavy smoker n the first place). Lord knows that there has GOT to be a difference between heavy smoking vs. light smoking.<br /><br />"The models for smoking-attributable deaths probably do not accommodate these dramatic differences."<br /><br />TC appears to be operating on an outdated model..... How are we supposed to get to the truth when we aren't even operating in the 21st century?jredheadgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078082563556309444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-69678892365831925312013-01-21T15:43:03.936-05:002013-01-21T15:43:03.936-05:00Both of these comments are insightful. According ...Both of these comments are insightful. According to CDC reports, there were 50 million adult smokers in the U.S. in 1965, and total cigarette consumption was 529 billion. Today there are about 45 million adult smokers, and total cigarette consumption is less than 280 billion. The models for smoking-attributable deaths probably do not accommodate these dramatic differences.<br />Brad Roduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780515717969719311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-30202832956909006642013-01-19T14:03:58.133-05:002013-01-19T14:03:58.133-05:00"Unlike the outdated CDC estimates, he adjust..."Unlike the outdated CDC estimates, he adjusted risks for age, race/ethnicity, education, alcohol consumption and body mass index, which are important confounding factors for some or all smoking-related diseases." <br /><br />...Makes sense, but why did he not also adjust for # of cigarettes smoked (per day) and for # of years at that rate, etc.? It seems logical to assume that if this factor would have been included in the overall assessment (ie., 5 cigarettes a day are not the same as 20-40 etc..), the numbers would have come out even lower.jredheadgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-47539753163834870842013-01-17T21:27:00.274-05:002013-01-17T21:27:00.274-05:00There are as many smokers today in america as ther...There are as many smokers today in america as there were in the 1960s about 50-60 million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com