Are Cigarette Side Effects?
Smoking Causes Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Lung Diseases, Diabetes, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd), Which Includes Emphysema and Chronic...
Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
How bad is a cigarette for you?
When you smoke, these chemicals can damage your lungs but also pass into your blood and spread through your body. Smoking can affect every part of the body - from your skin to your brain. Outside the lungs smoking causes heart attacks, strokes and cancer. On average, smokers live 10 years less than non-smokers.
Is one cigarette a day harmful?
Conclusions Smoking only about one cigarette per day carries a risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke much greater than expected: around half that for people who smoke 20 per day. No safe level of smoking exists for cardiovascular disease.