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Why smokers puff after eating

 6,000 Kenyans aged between 30 and 69 die of tobacco-related diseases annually. [iStock]

The World Tobacco Day was marked this year on the backdrop of some quarters sarcastically arguing that cigarettes are the only licensed killers alongside sugar and alcohol.

Grace Chege, a nutritionist, says smokers suffer malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies as nicotine from cigarettes affects the brain and “suppress one’s ability to taste flavours” thus affecting enjoyment of food and reducing appetite. 

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