We are all aware of the fact that smoking is not a good habit to follow. But it seems that if you are a female smoker there is research to show that you are really in trouble.
This growing body of research has show that smoking has a more damaging effect on the lungs for women than for men.
On Monday the American Thoracic Society held a meeting in San Diego, where it was shown by this study that women were more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary age. Men are also at a risk of developing this disease but later in life and after a greater number of years of smoking.
And even though women start smoking at a later age and smoke less, it has been proven that they are more likely to develop lung cancer from smoking.
Dr. Inga-Cecilie Soerheim, a co-author of the study says, "Many people believe that their won smoking is too limited to be harmful – that a few cigarettes a day represent a minimal risk. But there is no such thing as a safe amount of cigarette smoking. Our data suggest that this is particularly true for female smokers."
Smoking is danger no matter what angle or gender you look at it from. We are given varying statistics on smoking daily, yet this does not help us quit whether we are male or female.
[Via: Chicago Sun-Times]
