Smoking Can Create Damage Right from the First Puff?

New research shows that taking only a few puffs from a cigarette start doing damage to a young people who are otherwise healthy.

Researcher Stella Daskalopoulou, MD, of the McGill University Health Center, says that the damage escalates as time passes, and isn't possible to reverse it.

Smokers aged 18-30 were tested, they smoked a cigarette after doing a treadmill exercise, and it was found that the arteries of an individual would stiffen by nearly 25%. Stiffness of the arteries forces the heart to work harder, and this is why smokers have an increased risk of having heart disease or stroke.

In a news release, Daskalopoulou said, "Our results are significant because they suggest that smoking just a few cigarettes a day impacts the health of the arteries, This was revealed very clearly when these young people were placed under physical stress, such as exercise."

What? Well yes - you shouldn't smoke after an exercise, that's a known fact and no research is needed to prove that…

[Via: WebMD]

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