An additional animal study showed that administration of nicotine to wild-type mice decreased bone mass ( In a human cross-sectional study on 612 participants, smoking was associated with lower serum levels of vitamin D than non-smokers, with a dose-response pattern ( In addition to the above factors, other factors play important roles in osteoporosis
Written-By [uncredited], Vocals [uncredited], Electric Guitar [uncredited], Acoustic Guitar [uncredited], Recorded By [uncredited]Greg Gonzalez (3)
Now, I thought this scene was supposed to simply build up suspense, but the author here does have a point creator Ryan Murphy is known to write in really subtle hints and employ techniques like this (for instance, he actually sort of revealed the ending to Coven in the opening credits this season), so it's fully believable that this could be true
In fact, a 1983 survey reported that 53% of ex-smokers said that it was "not at all difficult" to stop