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| Benefit Of Smoking Cessation |
Question:
Looking for a list of the benefits of smoking cessation and when they kick in.
Answer:
Even those who already have smoking-related
problems such as heart disease can benefit.
When you give up tobacco, your body starts to renew itself as early as the
first day of quitting. The benefits of smoking cessation kick in as follows:
After 8 hours:
Carbon monoxide in your body drops
Oxygen level in your blood increases to normal
After 2 days:
You sense of smell and taste will improve. You will enjoy your food more.
Your risk of heart attack begins to decrease.
After 3 - 4 days:
Bronchial tubes relax and your lung capacity will have increased, making
breathing easier.
After 2 weeks:
Blood flow improves; nicotine has passed from your body
Within 2 weeks to 3 months:
Circulation will improve, making walking and running easier; lung
functioning increases up to 30%
Within 6 to 9 months:
You'll experience less coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness and shortness
of breath
After 1 year:
Your risk of heart disease will be about half of what it would have been if
you continued to smoke
After 5 years:
Your risk of stroke will be substantially reduced; within 5 to 15 years
after quitting, it becomes about the same as a non-smokers.
After 10 years:
Your risk of dying from lung cancer will be about half of what it would have
been if you had continued to smoke.
Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and
pancreas will also decrease.
Within 15 years:
Your risk of dying from a heart attack is equal to a person who never
smoked.
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