Only 32 percent of infants with non-smoking parents suffered colic after meals, while 91 percent of infants in homes where the father smoked 20 or more cigarettes per day suffered colic. As the parent's smoking habits increased, so did the rate of colic in infants. A British study has revealed a link between palmar-plantar pustulosis and smoking. Conor St. J. O'Doherty of the University Department of Dermatology at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh noticed that many of his patients were smokers. Symptoms may be severe enough to induce anemia.
Breast milk is the food of choice for infants.
Two weeks on an extremely low calorie diet are sufficient to induce unwanted changes. These changes include an increase in calcium outside muscle cells, a decrease in muscle enzymes and some of the amino acids, and atrophy of the muscle cells. A life-long change in dietary habits, leading to gradual weight loss, is the safest way to lose weight. While douching may be an effective treatment for some diseases, routine douching is probably not wise. Adverse effects of habitual douching include destruction of the natural vaginal flora, irritation, ulceration, and air embolism.