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The effects of smoking on the heart are devastating.
* Nicotine raises blood pressure and makes the blood clot more easily.
* Carbon monoxide in the inhaled smoke, robs the blood of oxygen and leads to the development of cholesterol deposits on the artery walls.
* All of these effects add up to an increased risk of heart attack.
* In addition, the poor circulation resulting from cholesterol deposits can cause strokes, loss of circulation in fingers and toes and impotence.
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Over time smokers can develop what four major problems?
Over time, smokers can develop chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, and atherosclerosis.
What age sex groups are more common to develop lung cancer?
Men over 50 smokers
How many non- smokers in the US?
The rate of smokers in the U.S. has leveled off for over a decade at about 23%, leaving the percentage of non-smokers at 77%. This rate varies widely by state, being as low as 10% smokers in some states and as high as over 30% in Kentucky.
What is the percentage of smokers in Australia?
over 5 million
Do smoking make the heart bigger?
It depends, people have different reactions to smoking. Smoking usualld mostly damages your lungs, but with heavy smokers, over time, their lungs will be quite injured and it would be harder for them to breathe. This will cause your heart to work harder do to lack of oxygen and there fore you over work your heart it is true that if your heart is diseased or have problems, it does not get smaller but instead grows in size
How many smokers die each day?
It's over 9,000 a day
How much longer do nonsmokers live than smokers?
The average life expectancy for non-smokers over smokers is about 14 years. However, this is an average. Some will live longer, some less time. Still, they're odds to consider carefully.
Does a tornado develop over warm water?
No, tornadoes usually develop over land. Hurricanes develop e over warm water.
What could it mean when a person feels like their heart is being strained or stabbed?
You should report any chest or heart pain to your doctor. You could be having a bit of angina, in which it feels like the heart is squeezing itself. As well, it could just be from acid reflux or referred pain from your gallbladder. Even a doctor cannot diagnose over the Internet or know for sure.
What happens to the heart when a person ages?
The valves of the heart become less pliant over time. Also, calcium deposits may develop on the valves, preventing them from sealing completely. this can result in mitral valve prolopse, mitral regurgitation and ultimately congestive heart failure.
What will happen if you overtrain in sport?
Stretched, strained and or burnt out muscles, over training also causes more injury
How many smokers die each year in the world?
Over 400,000 people die each year.
