Breaking news: Smoking is bad for reporters

But just the Chinese ones.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=13dbebf8-cfa2-4792-b7cf-f1a513292ac3

BEIJING (Reuters) - Just about all Chinese reporters are in poor health because of heavy smoking and a sedentary lifestyle, state media said on Friday.

"About 97.5 percent of Chinese media workers are in sub-optimal health, meaning that their general physical condition is poor even though they have no specific disease," Xinhua news agency said, citing a survey by the Chinese Medical Doctors' Association.

The survey covered 23,640 health checkups.

"It found that many media workers were showing the effects of their sedentary lifestyle, which included irregular sleep and meal schedules and heavy smoking," Xinhua said.

"Sub-optimal health was defined as poor health with no specific diagnosis and it is marked by physical weakness, low vitality and a poor immune system," it said.

 

Shocking stuff.

 

The problem with Chinese cigarettes is that an hour after you smoke...

 

You want some moo goo gai pan?

 

... she left and you're sitting by yourself.

 

That's funny. I thought Chinese reporters were in poor health because of all the beatdowns from trying to cover the governement. Who knew it was smoking.

 

I didn't know reporters led sedentary lifestyles.

 

How quickly you forget.

Sellout!

 

Wouldn't have anything to do with this, would it?

 

You're right ... sports writers have it so cushy with all those free passes to games and talking to celebrities!

 

They're doing that to keep the cigarette smoke in, not the pollution out.

 

Welcome to Beijing, where the smokestacks come in regular, ultra and menthol!