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Nutritional reasons to quit smoking

NAIROBI: While most people know that smoking is not good for our health, many do not know it is responsible for malnutrition cases caused by nutrient deficiencies among smokers.

Smoking supplies the body with nicotine. While nicotine does not damage one’s organs, it does suppresses one’s ability to taste flavours due to its action on the brain.

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