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Main Effects of Smoking on Health
There are many good reasons to quit smoking. The most important is that this is an addiction that harms the health of both the smoker and those around him.
On the subject, the World Health Organization says that about five million people die worldwide from diseases caused by this addiction.
This figure is a reason enough if we think that we look after our health and for it to acquire good habits.
Moreover, experts say that smoking is a “drug”, since the consumption of nicotine (snuff component) produces dependence, withdrawal and compulsive behavior, among others.
Main effects of smoking on health
1 .- Cancer: The snuff is responsible for 90% of deaths due to lung cancer, and 30-40% of overall cancer deaths (lung, bladder, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, etc.
2 .- Cardiovascular Disease.
3 .- Respiratory diseases: snuff consumption predisposes to infections, pneumonia, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
4 .- Problems in pregnancy: Women who smoke are at increased risk of abortions, neonatal deaths and that their children are born underweight.
Fatty acids aggravate ailments associated with obesity
Inflammation of the tissues increases the presence of PAI-1 molecule that increases the risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Molecules called free fatty acids circulating in the blood can directly increase the risk of diseases linked to obesity, according to a study released Wednesday by the journal Science Translational Medicine.
In addition, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of New York and Southwestern Medical Center at the University of Texas said the study shows why dangerously inflamed fatty tissue in obese individuals.
The tissue inflammation is a normal process whereby the body tries to counteract the infection.
However, this can spin out in cases of obesity and diseases linked to overweight such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and some cancers.
According to scientists, the study clarifies the relationship between these fatty acids and inflammation in a breakthrough that could lead to development of better drugs for the treatment of patients with obesity-related diseases. Read the rest of this entry »