7 Health hazards of smoking

7 Health hazards of smoking

There is no doubt that tobacco use is dangerous to your health, especially it's usually mixed with many toxic substances, such as; tar, nicotine, acetone and carbon monoxide. Negative health effects of smoking isn't limited to your lungs, they extend to include entire your body. So, through this topic we will highlight the most significant health hazards of smoking. 

  1. According to medical statistics, smoking is the leading cause for multiple chronic respiratory diseases, they include; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer… etc. 

  1. Smoking leads to decrease in the functional capacity of the heart, which predisposes to heart failure and myocardial infarction. On the same context, smoking causes severe damage to the endothelial lining of the main blood vessels, which increase the risk of many serious health problems, such as; chronic hypertension, atherosclerosis, strokes and formation of blood clots. 

  1. Smoking is believed to be one of the most significant risk factors of diabetes mellitus type II; this because smoking induces a defect in the body insulin resistance. 

  1. Smoking is linked with deterioration of the functional capacity of the immune system, which in turn increases the risk to develop infection as well as cancerous lesions. 

  1. One of the most common health hazards of smoking is that it may be responsible for male infertility or impotence. On the other side, many menstrual and hormonal disturbances could be induced among female smokers, which in turn may lead to inability to conceive. 

  1. Medical studies showed that long-term use of tobacco is associated with hair loss as well as early development of skin wrinkles and aging signs. 

  1. Smoking is responsible for nicotine toxicity, which is mainly manifested with persistent headache, chronic fatigue, irritability, mood swings and sleep disorders. 


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