Researchers
have found that at least one in four hardened smokers will develop
the progressive and incurable lung disease-chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease(COPD)
The scientists who conducted the long term study claim that results showed the risk is much higher than previously thought. COPD, is type of progressive and incurable respiratory diseases, including bronchitis and emphysema, which block air flow through the lungs.
The
researchers base their findings on 8000 men and women aged between 30
and 60, who were monitored for 25 years as part of the Copenhagen
city Heart Study. More than 5000 people were smokers and just over
1200 were ex smokers.
At
the start of the study only their lungs were working normally and
they did not have any respiratory problems. The surveyors found that
only 6 out of 10 smokers did not have any problems. Similarly, 9 out
of 10 female non smokers still had healthy lungs at the end of the
monitoring period,but this was only true of 7 out of 10 of the
smokers.
One
in four people developed serve or moderate COPD overs the 25 years ,
persistent smokers were six times more likely to develop COPD than
non smokers and one in four of them developed stage 2 or higher risk
of COPD plunged among those who gave up smoking soon after the study
stared, which accounts for the fact that none of the ex-smokers
developed serve COPD.
We
are all familiar with the scary headlines- smoking causes lung
disease, stroke, oral cancer and heart disease. The fact is smoking
is responsible for a whole range of conditions from extra wrinkles to
fertility- that you probably didn’t even know about.
Mark
Twain said, “Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand
times.” however when smokers try to cut back or quit, the absence
of nicotine creates problem. It is difficult as physically, the body
reacts to the absence of nicotine. Psychologically, the smoker is
faced with giving up a habit, which is a major change in behavior.
Both must be dealt with if quitting is to be successful.
SMOKING
– lesser know facts
- Every cigarette takes 11 minutes off your life
- Smokers in their 40s have as many facial wrinkles as non-smokers in 60s.
- In India, one person is diagnosed with lung cancer- the cancer most commonly associated with smoking- every 15 minutes.
- 114,000 people die every year from smoking. That's 312 every day.
- Smoking gives you yellow teeth, bad breath and hollow cheeks from repeated sucking on cigarettes.
- Around half of all regular smokers will eventually be killed by their habit.
- Female smokers have a 30 percent lower fertility rate than non smokers.
- Male smokers are 50 percent more likely to be impotent.
- Around 450 children start smoking every day.
- Men who smoke around their pregnant partner can significantly harm their unborn child.
- Women who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are 10 times more likely to suffer a heart attack.
- Cervical cancer rates are four times higher in smokers than non-smokers. From brittle hair to stomach ulcers and problems with conception, the effects of smoking are numerous and often deadly.
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