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Effects of Smoking on The Body
Smoke has many bad effects on
your body, so be careful if you are a ‘great smoker’.
Effects on the lungs
Lung cancer is perhaps the best known effect of smoking, but smoking also causes a number of other lung diseases, including:
• Bronchitis, in which small airways in the lungs to swell and close
• Emphysema, in which the alveoli where oxygen enters the body is swollen and damaged
• Respiratory infections
• Asthma
Effects on the heart and circulation
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease and the risk of a blood vessel blockage.
Smoking causes blood vessels to constrict and harden, increasing blood pressure, and blood to become sticky, thicker and less able to carry oxygen. Persons 40 years increase their risk of heart attack by 5 times if they smoke.
Effects on the skin and eyes
The age-related degeneration of the eye may be caused by smoking and the risk of cataracts (eye color) increases.
Skin cancer, reduced blood flow to the skin, the skin ages faster, wrinkles, dryness and poor healing are all potential health effects of smoking.
Effects on the mouth and throat
Cancers of the mouth and throat, gum disease, reduces the ability of smell and taste, halitosis, oral infections, dental caries, cough and poor healing of dental care are just some of the purposes of establishing cigarette smoke into the lungs through the mouth and throat.
Effects on sexual health
Men and women’s fertility is reduced by smoking. You can also reduce the male hormone (testosterone) levels and lead to impotence by poor blood circulation. For women, smoking can interfere with the menstrual cycle, an increased risk of stroke or heart failure in combination with oral contraceptives and increase the risk of cancer of the cervix.
Effects on digestion and internal organs
Irritation and ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract, kidney disease, cancer of the kidneys, bladder, stomach and liver, weak and poor healing of the bone are some of the negative effects of smoking on health on the internal organs and systems.
Effects on the brain
Brains of smokers may decrease and become less efficient in memory and processing.
In general, the damage that causes the body to snuff is considerable and widespread.